Unlike routers, authenticators don't "do" anything. They simply describe
a configuration for that type of authentication.
To do something on a failed login, you have to use ACL configurations
as described by others.
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Dean Brooks
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On Thu, Jun 06, 2013 at 07:49:09AM -0700, Marc Perkel wrote:
> Here are my authenticators:
>
> dovecot_plain:
> driver = dovecot
> public_name = PLAIN
> server_socket = /var/run/dovecot/auth-client
> server_set_id = $auth1
>
> dovecot_login:
> driver = dovecot
> public_name = LOGIN
> server_socket = /var/run/dovecot/auth-client
> server_set_id = $auth1
>
> How would I add something like server_condition that would let me do
> something on a failed login?
>
>
>
> On 6/5/2013 11:01 AM, Dave Restall - System Administrator,,, wrote:
> >Hi Marc,
> >
> >>Is there a way for an ACL to do something on authentication failure? I'm
> >>trying to trap the IP addresses of hackers trying to guess passwords.
> >>
> >>Thanks in advance
> >Have a look at acl_smtp_auth. I also use an extended or condition on the authentication :-
> >
> >....
> >
> > server_condition = ${if or {${authenticated_lookup} {${perl{Run_A_PERL_SCRIPT_HERE}}}}}
> >
> >My actual condition is a bit more complicated but the above serves
> >to illustrate.
> >
> >It basically says if the authenticated lookup succeeds, then continue
> >if it fails then run the perl script. You can then do the processing
> >with the perl script - I use it to count failed attempts and log them
> >to a file - it could quite easily be used to firewall IP addresses etc.
> >
> >Typical old fashioned shell script short circuit.
> >
> >Regards,
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >D
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