Re: [cobalt-security] consistently pounded

[David Spencer <dave@xxxxxxxxx>]

This is just a lead...but I think with mod_perl one can implement some kind
of "throttling"...
possibly the book on it has an example..

Just checked the book "Writing Apache  Modules in C and Perl": pg 679
mentions
"mod_throttle" and "mod_bandwidth".

Theodore Jones wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I've got some losers trying to crack a password-protected directory of
> a v-site on my RaQ3 unit.  I can site there and watch them pounding away
> at passwords with a "tail -f error" in my logs directory... it's a bit
> maddening and sad to watch this waste of computer resources...
>
> Can anyone offer suggestions on scripts/software/anything I can do to
> cut down on this waste?
>
> ~ Theo
>
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