Timeline for Is it helpful to have a captcha on a login screen?
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| Jul 24, 2015 at 0:58 | comment | added | user1751825 | Yes, locking out IP's can be problematic, but it's unfortunately a necessity to maintain the security of a website. The lockout period need not be very long. Even locking out for 15 minutes will significantly hamper brute force attacks. | |
| Jul 22, 2015 at 15:34 | comment | added | schroeder♦ | Locking out IPs can be very problematic for customers if they share an IP (corporate users, etc.) | |
| Jul 21, 2015 at 23:58 | history | answered | user1751825 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |