django-blockmodelbackend

Custom model backend for blocking users and ip after several attempts to access wrongly

Installation

1. Install django-blockmodelbackend:

   pip install django-blockmodelbackend
   

2. Add blockmodelbackend to your INSTALLED_APPS settings:

   INSTALLED_APPS = [
           ...
           'blockmodelbackend',
   ]
   

3. Run the makemigrations and migrate commands:

   python manage.py makemigrations blockmodelbackend
   python manage.py migrate
   

4. Add the new backend class to your AUTHENTICATION_BACKENDS settings:

   AUTHENTICATION_BACKENDS = [
           ...
           'blockmodelbackend.modelbackend.BlockModelBackend',
   ]
   

Configuration

There is some parameters to customize the backend.

. MAX_ACCESS_ATTEMPTS:[ 3 ] maximum numbers of wrong authentication attempts before blocking

. LOCK_DURATION:[ 5 ] lock duration in minutes

. DELTA_LOCK_DURATION:[ 1 ] increase in the lock duration in minutes

. USER_PERMANENT_BLOCK:[ False ] boolean value

. IP_PERMANENT_BLOCK:[ False ] boolean value

. BLOCK_TYPE:[ both ] choice between both, user or ip