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Wasfi_Bounni
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Sep 19, 2023
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AWAF version 15.1.8.1 does not support Brute Force as one of the attacks for Delayed Blocking

Hi; With Delayed Blocking, one of the attacks in the list of attacks that can be associated with delayed blocking is "Brute Force, maximum login attemps are exceeded" For some reason, I cannot find...
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    Wasfi_Bounni
    Sep 24, 2023

    I found out from F5 that this feature has been discontinued. It used to be there in versions 11 and 12.

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Wasfi_Bounni
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Sep 21, 2023

The issue is that "Brute Force: Maximum Logins exceeded" is not there as an option as one of the associated violations for delayed blocking under sessions and logins. Although all other violations are in the available list.

  • Wasfi_Bounni's avatar
    Wasfi_Bounni
    Icon for Cirrocumulus rankCirrocumulus
    Sep 24, 2023

    I found out from F5 that this feature has been discontinued. It used to be there in versions 11 and 12.