From 1835bf49647d9d38eff8d887c78ae81f78b9299a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "lpsolit%gmail.com" Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2007 10:14:42 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Bug 380730: Remove documentation about the withdrawn mod_throttle module - Patch by samfw r=mkanat git-svn-id: svn://10.0.0.236/trunk@233789 18797224-902f-48f8-a5cc-f745e15eee43 --- .../webtools/bugzilla/docs/xml/glossary.xml | 4 +-- .../webtools/bugzilla/docs/xml/security.xml | 29 +------------------ 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 31 deletions(-) diff --git a/mozilla/webtools/bugzilla/docs/xml/glossary.xml b/mozilla/webtools/bugzilla/docs/xml/glossary.xml index 376b48cffdd..5b6d1a6e7dc 100644 --- a/mozilla/webtools/bugzilla/docs/xml/glossary.xml +++ b/mozilla/webtools/bugzilla/docs/xml/glossary.xml @@ -215,9 +215,7 @@ A DOS, or Denial of Service attack, is when a user attempts to deny access to a web server by repeatedly accessing a page or sending - malformed requests to a webserver. This can be effectively prevented - by using mod_throttle as described in - . A D-DOS, or + malformed requests to a webserver. A D-DOS, or Distributed Denial of Service attack, is when these requests come from multiple sources at the same time. Unfortunately, these are much more difficult to defend against. diff --git a/mozilla/webtools/bugzilla/docs/xml/security.xml b/mozilla/webtools/bugzilla/docs/xml/security.xml index 1ef9aa7dd84..6198fb5a3ab 100644 --- a/mozilla/webtools/bugzilla/docs/xml/security.xml +++ b/mozilla/webtools/bugzilla/docs/xml/security.xml @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ - + Bugzilla Security @@ -310,33 +310,6 @@ skip-networking - -
- Using <filename>mod_throttle</filename> to Prevent a DOS - - - This section only applies to people who have chosen the Apache - webserver. It may be possible to do similar things with other - webservers. Consult the documentation that came with your webserver - to find out. - - - - It is possible for a user, by mistake or on purpose, to access - the database many times in a row which can result in very slow access - speeds for other users (effectively, a - DOS attack). If your - Bugzilla installation is experiencing this problem, you may install - the Apache module mod_throttle which can limit - connections by IP address. You may download this module at - . - Follow the instructions to install into your Apache install. - The command you need is - ThrottleClientIP. See the - documentation - for more information. -
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