Version: 1.4
Prevents people and softwares to brute force your authors/developers accounts.
- After x failed attempt, the IP address will be banned for y min;
x and y are settings in the preferences page - Features colored list: Black list, Grey list, White list.
- Features a unban via email capabilities; Must be enabled in the preferences page
- Backend content page for managing blocked IPs and colored lists
- A Facade/Singleton class -ABF- for developers to leverage anti_brute_force capabilities (ex.: email reports or use with the member extension)
- Symphony CMS version 2.4 and up (as of the day of the last release of this extension)
You must uninstall all previous version and install the new one
git clone
/ download and unpack the tarball file- (re)Name the folder anti_brute_force
- Put into the extension directory
- Enable/install just like any other extension (@see http://getsymphony.com/learn/tasks/view/install-an-extension/)
- (optional) Go to the Preferences page to customize settings
- Maximum failed count before user gets banned
- Banned duration - number of minutes IP is banned
- Grey list threshold - maximum number of gray list entries before black list
- Grey list duration - in days - before expire
- Unban via email - Enables/disable this feature
- Restrict access from authors - Hide/Show ABF content page to Authors
- (optional) See all the banned IPs via Anti Brute Force -> Banned IPs
- (optional) Manage colored lists entries via Anti Brute Force -> Black/Grey/White list
Voila !