From: lpsolit%gmail.com <>
Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2007 15:57:33 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: Bug 380730: Remove documentation about the withdrawn mod_throttle module - Patch... 
X-Git-Tag: bugzilla-2.20.6~14
X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=ff9547f550c921fd81beb47ef2da6a38ab40ed89;p=thirdparty%2Fbugzilla.git

Bug 380730: Remove documentation about the withdrawn mod_throttle module - Patch by samfw <sam.folkwilliams@gmail.com> r=mkanat
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diff --git a/docs/xml/glossary.xml b/docs/xml/glossary.xml
index 3556570d2c..b5118d81c3 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 99f00e813e..d63db5e967 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 1.6.2.6 2006/11/20 19:51:32 lpsolit%gmail.com Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Id: security.xml,v 1.6.2.7 2007/09/03 10:57:33 lpsolit%gmail.com Exp $ -->
 
 <chapter id="security">
 <title>Bugzilla Security</title>
@@ -318,33 +318,6 @@ 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>