Plus one except in this case it is much easier to know if our efforts are working on production because the spam either stops or not.
J.P. Maxwell | tipit.net | fibercove.com On Feb 26, 2016 9:48 AM, "Paul Belanger" <[email protected]> wrote: > On Fri, Feb 26, 2016 at 09:18:00AM -0600, JP Maxwell wrote: > > I really think you might consider the option that there is a > vulnerability > > in one of the extensions. If that is the case black listing IPs will be > an > > ongoing wild goose chase. > > > > I think this would be easily proven or disproven by making the questy > > question impossible and see if the spam continues. > > > We'll have to let an infra-root make that call. Since nobody would be able > to > use the wiki. Honestly, I'd rather spend the time standing up a mirror dev > instance for us to work on, rather then production. > > > J.P. Maxwell | tipit.net | fibercove.com > > On Feb 26, 2016 9:12 AM, "Paul Belanger" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > On Thu, Feb 25, 2016 at 08:10:34PM -0800, Elizabeth K. Joseph wrote: > > > > On Thu, Feb 25, 2016 at 6:35 AM, Jeremy Stanley <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > > > On 2016-02-25 02:46:13 -0600 (-0600), JP Maxwell wrote: > > > > >> Please be aware that you can now create accounts under the mobile > > > > >> view in the wiki native user table. I just created an account for > > > > >> JpMaxMan. Not sure if this matters but wanted to make sure you > > > > >> were aware. > > > > > > > > > > Oh, yes I think having a random garbage question/answer was in fact > > > > > previously preventing account creation under the mobile view. We > > > > > probably need a way to disable mobile view account creation as it > > > > > bypasses OpenID authentication entirely. > > > > > > > > So that's what it was doing! We'll have to tackle the mobile view > issue. > > > > > > > > Otherwise, quick update here: > > > > > > > > The captcha didn't appear to help stem the spam tide. We'll want to > > > > explore and start implementing some of the other solutions. > > > > > > > > I did some database poking around today and it does seem like all the > > > > users do have launchpad accounts and email addresses. > > > > > > > So, I have a few hours before jumping on my plane and checked into > this. > > > We are > > > using QuestyCaptcha which according to docs, should almost be > impossible > > > for > > > spammers to by pass in an automated fashion. So, either our captcha > is too > > > easy, or we didn't set it up properly. I don't have SSH on wiki.o.o so > > > others > > > will have to check logs. I did test new pages and edits, and was > promoted > > > by > > > captcha. > > > > > > As a next step, we might need to add additional apache2 configuration > to > > > blacklist IPs. I am reading up on that now. > > > > > > > -- > > > > Elizabeth Krumbach Joseph || Lyz || pleia2 > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > OpenStack-Infra mailing list > > > > [email protected] > > > > http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openstack-infra > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > OpenStack-Infra mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openstack-infra > > > >
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