Follow up to last: maybe block that particular user from that IP?

regards,

James

> -----Original Message-----
> From: James Macpherson 
> Sent: Monday, 17 January 2005 1:05 PM
> To: CFAussie Mailing List
> Subject: [cfaussie] RE: Cookies anyone?
> 
> 
> > Cookies are simple and easy to use, and I would say for the 
> > purpose of this effective.
> > 
> 
> erm, for what purpose exactly?  I mean, this is supposed to 
> be some sort of 'security' tactic and you're going to let the 
> CLIENT tell you when it thinks it's waited long enough?
> 
> Point taken about the releasing the IP BUT this is generally 
> more involved no?  It WILL block an office building but what 
> do you want, secure?  It is much harder to get new PUBLIC 
> addresses than deleting cookies.
> 
> - James
> 
> 
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Steve Onnis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sent: Monday, 17 January 2005 12:25 PM
> > To: CFAussie Mailing List
> > Subject: [cfaussie] RE: Cookies anyone?
> > 
> > 
> > And if someone is behind a LAN or an office environment, your 
> > going to block the whole building unless you can get the machines
> > local IP address, and even then I would have a guess that 
> > nearly all offices would be running DHCP, so all they would 
> need to do
> > would be to do a ipconfig /renew and get a new IP address 
> > from the DHCP server.
> > 
> > Cookies are simple and easy to use, and I would say for the 
> > purpose of this effective.
> > 
> > Steve
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf 
> > Of James Macpherson
> > Sent: Monday, January 17, 2005 12:21 PM
> > To: CFAussie Mailing List
> > Subject: [cfaussie] RE: Cookies anyone?
> > 
> > Hello,
> > 
> > I'd say that an IP address is more reliable than the cookie 
> > (the cookie is clientside and easily cleared by someone who 
> > is trying to
> > get in)
> > 
> > - J
> > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Sameer Kekade [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Sent: Monday, 17 January 2005 12:08 PM
> > > To: CFAussie Mailing List
> > > Subject: [cfaussie] Cookies anyone?
> > > Importance: High
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Hey all,
> > > 
> > > Is there any way to make a cookie expire after 30 minutes?
> > > 
> > > I want to prevent the user from logging into the website 
> > > after x number
> > > of failed attempts for at least 30 mins on that machine. 
> > > 
> > > Does any body know how to achieve this?? 
> > > 
> > > Another approach could be logging and blocking by the IP 
> ADDRESS of
> > > client machine, but I think this is a bit unreliable since an 
> > > IP address
> > > could be shared for different machines.
> > > 
> > > Warm Regards,
> > > Sameer S. Kekade.
> > > 
> > > 
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