Check if host is denied before verifying password

applications/admin/controllers/default.py

@@ -121,6 +121,9 @@ def index():
         send = URL('site')
     if session.authorized:
         redirect(send)
+    elif failed_login_count() >= allowed_number_of_attempts:
+        time.sleep(2 ** allowed_number_of_attempts)
+        raise HTTP(403)
     elif request.vars.password:
         if verify_password(request.vars.password[:1024]):
             session.authorized = True

applications/admin/models/access.py

@@ -104,13 +104,12 @@ def write_hosts_deny(denied_hosts):
     portalocker.unlock(f)
     f.close()
 
-
 def login_record(success=True):
     denied_hosts = read_hosts_deny()
     val = (0, 0)
     if success and request.client in denied_hosts:
         del denied_hosts[request.client]
-    elif not success and not request.is_local:
+    elif not success:
         val = denied_hosts.get(request.client, (0, 0))
         if time.time() - val[1] < expiration_failed_logins \
             and val[0] >= allowed_number_of_attempts:
@@ -121,6 +120,11 @@ def login_record(success=True):
     write_hosts_deny(denied_hosts)
     return val[0]
 
+def failed_login_count():
+    denied_hosts = read_hosts_deny()
+    val = denied_hosts.get(request.client, (0, 0))
+    return val[0]
+
 
 # ###########################################################
 # ## session expiration