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| author | lpsolit%gmail.com <> | 2007-09-03 17:12:04 +0200 |
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| committer | lpsolit%gmail.com <> | 2007-09-03 17:12:04 +0200 |
| commit | 615414f5ffb167e4a3871bee9858a2c95f31723d (patch) | |
| tree | 9e89aee22c1428ffe592142fad66045710ba5867 /docs | |
| parent | b6ad4942a5adb6c717566cb6c26c8ab96b56b298 (diff) | |
| download | bugzilla-615414f5ffb167e4a3871bee9858a2c95f31723d.tar.gz bugzilla-615414f5ffb167e4a3871bee9858a2c95f31723d.tar.xz | |
Bug 380730: Remove documentation about the withdrawn mod_throttle module - Patch by samfw <sam.folkwilliams@gmail.com> r=mkanat
Diffstat (limited to 'docs')
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/xml/glossary.xml | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/xml/security.xml | 29 |
2 files changed, 2 insertions, 31 deletions
diff --git a/docs/xml/glossary.xml b/docs/xml/glossary.xml index 376b48cff..5b6d1a6e7 100644 --- a/docs/xml/glossary.xml +++ b/docs/xml/glossary.xml @@ -215,9 +215,7 @@ <glossdef> <para>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 <filename>mod_throttle</filename> as described in - <xref linkend="security-webserver-mod-throttle"/>. 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/docs/xml/security.xml b/docs/xml/security.xml index e7ea0f30c..651b45241 100644 --- a/docs/xml/security.xml +++ b/docs/xml/security.xml @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ <!-- <!DOCTYPE chapter PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2//EN"> --> -<!-- $Id: security.xml,v 1.17 2007/07/24 18:22:02 timeless%mozdev.org Exp $ --> +<!-- $Id: security.xml,v 1.18 2007/09/03 10:12:04 lpsolit%gmail.com Exp $ --> <chapter id="security"> <title>Bugzilla Security</title> @@ -310,33 +310,6 @@ skip-networking </section> - - <section id="security-webserver-mod-throttle"> - <title>Using <filename>mod_throttle</filename> to Prevent a DOS</title> - - <note> - <para>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. - </para> - </note> - - <para>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 - <glossterm linkend="gloss-dos">DOS</glossterm> attack). If your - Bugzilla installation is experiencing this problem, you may install - the Apache module <filename>mod_throttle</filename> which can limit - connections by IP address. You may download this module at - <ulink url="http://www.snert.com/Software/mod_throttle/"/>. - Follow the instructions to install into your Apache install. - The command you need is - <command>ThrottleClientIP</command>. See the - <ulink url="http://www.snert.com/Software/mod_throttle/">documentation</ulink> - for more information.</para> - </section> - </section> |