Re: [cobalt-security] consistently pounded

[Theodore Jones <theoj@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

David,

Very cool, I may have to head down to my local tech-bookstore soon!  Thanks!

~ Theo

David Spencer wrote:

> 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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