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NAME
    Apache::BruteWatch - Watch the Apache logs and notify of bruteforce
    password attacks

VERSION
     $Revision: 1.2 $

SYNOPSIS
    Place the following in your "httpd.conf"

        PerlLogHandler Apache::BruteWatch

        PerlSetVar BruteDatabase     DBI:mysql:brutelog
        PerlSetVar BruteDataUser     username
        PerlSetVar BruteDataPassword password

        PerlSetVar BruteMaxTries     10
        PerlSetVar BruteMaxTime      30
        PerlSetVar BruteNotify       [email protected]
        PerlSetVar BruteForgive      300

DESCRIPTION
    "mod_perl" log handler for warning you when someone is attempting a
    brute-force password attack on your web site.

Variables
    The following variables can be set in your Apache configuration file:

  BruteDatabase
    The DBI database name, such as "DBI:mysql:brutelog"

  BruteDataUser
    The database username

  BruteDataPassword
    The database password

  BruteMaxTries and BruteMaxTime
    Allow this many failed attempts in this much time. After that,
    notification will be sent. Time is in seconds.

  BruteNotify
    Email address to which notifications will be sent

  BruteForgive
    Failed login attempts will be cleaned up after they are this old. Units
    are seconds.

Database
     CREATE TABLE bruteattempt (
      ID int(11) NOT NULL auto_increment,
      ts int(11) default NULL,
      username varchar(255) default NULL,
      PRIMARY KEY  (ID)
     ) TYPE=MyISAM;

     CREATE TABLE brutenotified (
      ID int(11) NOT NULL auto_increment,
      username varchar(255) default NULL,
      ts int(11) default NULL,
      PRIMARY KEY  (ID)
     ) TYPE=MyISAM;

AUTHOR
            Rich Bowen
            [email protected]
            http://www.cre8tivegroup.com
 
DATE
            $Date: 2003/08/04 23:31:53 $