 KCWebMonkey wrote:
well then, you prevent a certain IP address from logging in more that 5 times. there are always ways to make things work.... |
Yea, of course it can be done, my point is that I don't think it will be done on WWF cuz it basicly requires a new table on the database to record all the IPs with the user ID and the number of attempts, so since WWF is designed with MS Access in mind and I know how bruce is about this kind of thing I don't think it will be done...
I can think of another way to do it with just one new text field on the Author table and store all the IPs an attempts on the same field like 192.168.1.1:1;192.168.1.2:2 so you store the IP before the : and the number of attempts after the : and separate them with ; then the field could be reseted on every successful login... It will be a good idea but I don't think it will be done tho...
Also I think the security images (numbers) on the login is the best form of defense against that, it can still be done by hand but you know how long it would take to guess a password by hand?? I think it's almost impossible..... only think I would do to improve that feature is to change the images to something harder to read as it is not impossible for a bot to read those images...
What I would like to know is how MSN Chat do their bans, cuz if you go to a chat room there and start breaking havoc and come back to the same room they'll put a ban on you that's impossible to get out of it exept by switching PCs..... They don't ban your IP or your username and they don't use cookies neither, but the do something to your PC and you won't be able to enter the room again unless you switch to a different PC or wait till the ban is over (24 hrs)... I think they use ActiveX for that and whatever they do is global for all users on the PC cuz even if you switch to another account it still won't work...
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