I "run" a web site that has a sizable online database (in excess of 1 million listings) and after reviewing my log files recently I have found that a few folks are taking advantage of my kindness - I have some insurance companies that are opening my directory in the morning and are cold calling everybody. I want to enforce the following security actions ...

-- Time-Out on my search pages (http://www.contractorresource.com/cgi-bin/search.cgi) to 20 minutes so people can't keep directory open all day

-- Also want to limit each user/IP to 500 database results in 1 day or 1500 in 1 week - if this gets exceeded I want to "blacklist" the user and forbid them access to my db.

If anyone can help me I would REALLY appreciate it. I know just enough PERL to be dangerous and I don't want to start this project with my head in the clouds.

In reply to Database Security by mickie2000

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