From 615414f5ffb167e4a3871bee9858a2c95f31723d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "lpsolit%gmail.com" <>
Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2007 15:12:04 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Bug 380730: Remove documentation about the withdrawn
mod_throttle module - Patch by samfw <sam.folkwilliams@gmail.com> r=mkanat
---
docs/xml/glossary.xml | 4 +---
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>
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2.24.1