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mod_http_oauth2: Enforce response type encoded in client_id The client promises to only use this response type, so we should hold them to that. This makes it fail earlier if the response type is disabled or the client is trying to use one that it promised not to use. Better than failing after login and consent.
author Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
date Tue, 02 May 2023 16:31:25 +0200
parent 2121:4916c1b6517f
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summary: Throttle authentication attempts with optional tarpit
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Introduction
============

This module lets you put a per-IP limit on the number of failed
authentication attempts.

It features an optioanal
[tarpit](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarpit_%28networking%29), i.e.
waiting some time before returning an "authentication failed" response.

Configuration
=============

``` {.lua}
modules_enabled = {
  -- your other modules
  "limit_auth";
}

limit_auth_period = 30 -- over 30 seconds

limit_auth_max = 5 -- tolerate no more than 5 failed attempts

 -- Will only work with Prosody trunk:
limit_auth_tarpit_delay = 10 -- delay answer this long
```

Compatibility
=============

Requires 0.9 or later. The tarpit feature requires Prosody trunk.