.github/workflows/codeql.yml

@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
       # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
       - name: Initialize CodeQL
-        uses: github/codeql-action/init@v4
+        uses: github/codeql-action/init@v2
         # Override language selection by uncommenting this and choosing your languages
         # with:
         #   languages: go, javascript, csharp, python, cpp, java
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
       # Autobuild attempts to build any compiled languages (C/C++, C#, or Java).
       # If this step fails, then you should remove it and run the build manually (see below).
       - name: Autobuild
-        uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@v4
+        uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@v2
 
       # ℹ️ Command-line programs to run using the OS shell.
       # 📚 See https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#jobsjob_idstepsrun
@@ -40,4 +40,4 @@ jobs:
       #     make release
 
       - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
-        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v4
+        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v2

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -14,14 +14,14 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
       - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
-          python-version: 3.12
+          python-version: 3.8
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |

.github/workflows/test.yml

@@ -11,32 +11,39 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
+      max-parallel: 5
       matrix:
-        python-version: ['3.10', '3.11', '3.12', '3.13', '3.14']
-        django-version: ['4.2', '5.2', '6.0']
+        python-version: ['3.8', '3.9', '3.10', '3.11']
+        django-version: ['3.2', '4.1', '4.2']
         include:
           # Tox configuration for QA environment
-          - python-version: '3.14'
+          - python-version: '3.11'
             django-version: 'qa'
           # Django main
-          - python-version: '3.14'
+          - python-version: '3.11'
             django-version: 'main'
             experimental: true
-        exclude:
-          - python-version: '3.13'
+          # PyPy 3.8
+          - python-version: 'pypy-3.8'
+            django-version: '3.2'
+            experimental: true
+          - python-version: 'pypy-3.8'
+            django-version: '4.1'
+            experimental: true
+          - python-version: 'pypy-3.8'
             django-version: '4.2'
-          - python-version: '3.9'
-            django-version: '5.2'
-          - python-version: '3.10'
-            django-version: '6.0'
+            experimental: true
+        exclude:
+          # Exclude Python 3.11 for Django 3.2 and Django 4.0
           - python-version: '3.11'
-            django-version: '6.0'
+            django-version: '3.2'
+
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
     - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v6
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v4
       with:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
 
@@ -46,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
         echo "::set-output name=dir::$(pip cache dir)"
 
     - name: Cache
-      uses: actions/cache@v5
+      uses: actions/cache@v3
       with:
         path: ${{ steps.pip-cache.outputs.dir }}
         key:

.readthedocs.yaml

@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-# Read the Docs configuration file for Sphinx projects
-# See https://docs.readthedocs.io/en/stable/config-file/v2.html for details
-version: 2
-build:
-  os: ubuntu-22.04
-  tools:
-    python: "3.11"
-sphinx:
-  configuration: docs/conf.py
-formats:
-   - pdf
-   - epub
-python:
-   install:
-   - requirements: requirements.txt

CHANGES.rst

@@ -2,152 +2,6 @@
 Changes
 =======
 
-8.3.1 (2026-02-11)
-------------------
-
-- Fix configuration JSON serialization errors for Celery.
-  [aleksihakli]
-
-8.3.0 (2026-02-09)
-------------------
-
-- Remove deprecated pkg_resources in favour of new importlib.
-  [hugovk]
-
-8.2.0 (2026-02-06)
-------------------
-
-- Fix AttributeError when optional settings are undefined.
-  [rodrigo.nogueira]
-- Fix circular import with custom user models.
-  [rodrigo.nogueira]
-- Add unit tests for security check W006.
-  [shayanTaki]
-
-8.1.0 (2025-12-19)
-------------------
-
-- Add Persion (fa) translations for django-axes.
-  [AmirAli-BahramJerdi]
-- Add individual attempt expiry support.
-  [kuldeepkhatke]
-- Add checks for missing ip_address in lockout params.
-  [shayanTaki]
-- Add missing ``settings.AXES_IPWARE_PROXY_ORDER`` documentation.
-  [ram98kgp]
-- Enhance ``get_lockout_response`` to receive original response as parameter.
-  [mounirmesselmeni]
-- Update documentation.
-- Add Python 3.14 support.
-- Add Django 6.0 support.
-- Remove Python 3.9 support (EOL).
-- Remove Django 5.1 support (EOL).
-
-8.0.0 (2025-05-10)
-------------------
-
-- Move all database related logic to the default ``axes.handlers.database.AxesDatabaseHandler``.
-  [nefrob]
-
-7.1.0 (2025-04-23)
-------------------
-
-- Provide credentials to expired credentials cleanup method.
-  [parul-aro]
-- Update support matrix for Django 5.2.
-  [mkniewallner]
-- Fix documentation.
-  [chango-goat]
-
-
-7.0.2 (2025-02-19)
-------------------
-
-- Fix documentation.
-  [Jacobus-afk]
-- Default to using ``settings.AUTH_USER_MODEL.USERNAME_FIELD`` for resolving ``settings.AXES_USERNAME_FORM_FIELD`` if otherwise unset (previously "username").
-  [amneher]
-
-
-7.0.1 (2024-12-02)
-------------------
-
-- Add Python 3.13 support.
-  [aleksihakli]
-- Deprecate Python 3.8 support.
-  [aleksihakli]
-
-
-7.0.0 (2024-10-02)
-------------------
-
-- Add support for dynamic cooloff time calculation from request. This is a breaking change. Please see `version 7 upgrade notes in the documentation <https://github.com/jazzband/django-axes/blob/4e89d72b92db044ff3f6b23ea2ab2e681211c98e/docs/2_installation.rst#version-7-breaking-changes-and-upgrading-from-django-axes-version-6>`_.
-  [browniebroke]
-
-
-6.5.2 (2024-09-21)
-------------------
-
-- Add test matrix support for Django 5.1.
-- Drop support for EOL Django 3.2.
-- Drop support for PyPy 3.10.
-
-
-6.5.1 (2024-07-01)
-------------------
-
-- Make 0007_alter_accessattempt_unique_together.py migration backwards compatible.
-  [hirotasoshu]
-
-
-6.5.0 (2024-06-11)
-------------------
-
-- Add session hash to access log.
-  [sevdog]
-
-
-6.4.0 (2024-03-04)
-------------------
-
-- Add support for Python 3.12 and Django 5.0, drop support for Django 4.1.
-  [aleksihakli]
-
-
-6.3.1 (2024-03-04)
-------------------
-
-- Drop ``setuptools`` and ``pkg_resources`` dependencies.
-  [Viicos]
-
-
-6.3.0 (2023-12-27)
-------------------
-
-- Add async support to middleware.
-  [Taikono-Himazin]
-
-
-6.2.0 (2023-12-08)
-------------------
-
-- Update documentation.
-  [funkybob]
-- Add new management command ``axes_reset_ip_username``.
-  [p-l-]
-- Add French translations.
-  [laulaz]
-- Avoid running data migration on incorrect databases.
-  [christianbundy]
-
-
-6.1.1 (2023-08-01)
-------------------
-
-- Fix ``TransactionManagementError`` when using the database handler
-  with a custom database with for ``AccessAttempt`` or ``AccessFailureLog``.
-  [hirotasoshu]
-
 
 6.1.0 (2023-07-30)
 ------------------

README.rst

@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ or alternatively use a fast and DDoS resistant cache implementation.
 Axes can be configured to monitor login attempts by
 IP address, username, user agent, or their combinations.
 
-Axes supports cool off periods, IP address allow listing and block listing,
-user account allow listing, and other features for Django access management.
+Axes supports cool off periods, IP address whitelisting and blacklisting,
+user account whitelisting, and other features for Django access management.
 
 
 Documentation

axes/__init__.py

@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
-from importlib.metadata import version
+try:
+    from importlib.metadata import version  # New in Python 3.8
+except ImportError:
+    from pkg_resources import get_distribution  # from setuptools, deprecated
 
-__version__ = version("django-axes")
+    __version__ = get_distribution("django-axes").version
+else:
+    __version__ = version("django-axes")

axes/admin.py

@@ -4,59 +4,26 @@ from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
 
 from axes.conf import settings
 from axes.models import AccessAttempt, AccessLog, AccessFailureLog
-from axes.handlers.database import AxesDatabaseHandler
-
-
-class IsLockedOutFilter(admin.SimpleListFilter):
-    title = _("Locked Out")
-    parameter_name = "locked_out"
-
-    def lookups(self, request, model_admin):
-        return (
-            ("yes", _("Yes")),
-            ("no", _("No")),
-        )
-
-    def queryset(self, request, queryset):
-        if self.value() == "yes":
-            return queryset.filter(
-                failures_since_start__gte=settings.AXES_FAILURE_LIMIT
-            )
-        if self.value() == "no":
-            return queryset.filter(failures_since_start__lt=settings.AXES_FAILURE_LIMIT)
-        return queryset
 
 
 class AccessAttemptAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
-    list_display = [
+    list_display = (
         "attempt_time",
         "ip_address",
         "user_agent",
         "username",
         "path_info",
         "failures_since_start",
-    ]
-
-    if settings.AXES_USE_ATTEMPT_EXPIRATION:
-        list_display.append("expiration")
+    )
 
     list_filter = ["attempt_time", "path_info"]
 
-    if isinstance(settings.AXES_FAILURE_LIMIT, int) and settings.AXES_FAILURE_LIMIT > 0:
-        # This will only add the status field if AXES_FAILURE_LIMIT is set to a positive integer
-        # Because callable failure limit requires scope of request object
-        list_display.append("status")
-        list_filter.append(IsLockedOutFilter)  # type: ignore[arg-type]
-
     search_fields = ["ip_address", "username", "user_agent", "path_info"]
 
     date_hierarchy = "attempt_time"
 
     fieldsets = (
-        (
-            None,
-            {"fields": ("username", "path_info", "failures_since_start", "expiration")},
-        ),
+        (None, {"fields": ("username", "path_info", "failures_since_start")}),
         (_("Form Data"), {"fields": ("get_data", "post_data")}),
         (_("Meta Data"), {"fields": ("user_agent", "ip_address", "http_accept")}),
     )
@@ -71,34 +38,11 @@ class AccessAttemptAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
         "get_data",
         "post_data",
         "failures_since_start",
-        "expiration",
     ]
 
-    actions = ["cleanup_expired_attempts"]
-
-    @admin.action(description=_("Clean up expired attempts"))
-    def cleanup_expired_attempts(self, request, queryset):  # noqa
-        count = self.handler.clean_expired_user_attempts(request=request)
-        self.message_user(request, _(f"Cleaned up {count} expired access attempts."))
-
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
-        self.handler = AxesDatabaseHandler()
-
     def has_add_permission(self, request: HttpRequest) -> bool:
         return False
 
-    def expiration(self, obj: AccessAttempt):
-        return obj.expiration.expires_at if hasattr(obj, "expiration") else _("Not set")
-
-    def status(self, obj: AccessAttempt):
-        return (
-            f"{settings.AXES_FAILURE_LIMIT - obj.failures_since_start} "
-            + _("Attempt Remaining")
-            if obj.failures_since_start < settings.AXES_FAILURE_LIMIT
-            else _("Locked Out")
-        )
-
 
 class AccessLogAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
     list_display = (

axes/apps.py

@@ -41,11 +41,9 @@ class AppConfig(apps.AppConfig):
             else:
                 mode = "blocking by " + " or ".join(
                     [
-                        (
-                            param
-                            if isinstance(param, str)
-                            else "combination of " + " and ".join(param)
-                        )
+                        param
+                        if isinstance(param, str)
+                        else "combination of " + " and ".join(param)
                         for param in settings.AXES_LOCKOUT_PARAMETERS
                     ]
                 )

axes/attempts.py

@@ -1,26 +1,106 @@
 from logging import getLogger
-from typing import Optional
+from typing import List, Optional
 
+from django.db.models import QuerySet
 from django.http import HttpRequest
 from django.utils.timezone import datetime, now
 
-from axes.helpers import get_cool_off
+from axes.conf import settings
+from axes.helpers import get_client_username, get_client_parameters, get_cool_off
+from axes.models import AccessAttempt
 
 log = getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-def get_cool_off_threshold(request: Optional[HttpRequest] = None) -> datetime:
+def get_cool_off_threshold(attempt_time: Optional[datetime] = None) -> datetime:
     """
     Get threshold for fetching access attempts from the database.
     """
 
-    cool_off = get_cool_off(request)
+    cool_off = get_cool_off()
     if cool_off is None:
         raise TypeError(
             "Cool off threshold can not be calculated with settings.AXES_COOLOFF_TIME set to None"
         )
 
-    attempt_time = request.axes_attempt_time  # type: ignore[union-attr]
     if attempt_time is None:
         return now() - cool_off
     return attempt_time - cool_off
+
+
+def filter_user_attempts(
+    request: HttpRequest, credentials: Optional[dict] = None
+) -> List[QuerySet]:
+    """
+    Return a list querysets of AccessAttempts that match the given request and credentials.
+    """
+
+    username = get_client_username(request, credentials)
+
+    filter_kwargs_list = get_client_parameters(
+        username, request.axes_ip_address, request.axes_user_agent, request, credentials
+    )
+    attempts_list = [
+        AccessAttempt.objects.filter(**filter_kwargs)
+        for filter_kwargs in filter_kwargs_list
+    ]
+    return attempts_list
+
+
+def get_user_attempts(
+    request: HttpRequest, credentials: Optional[dict] = None
+) -> List[QuerySet]:
+    """
+    Get list of querysets with valid user attempts that match the given request and credentials.
+    """
+
+    attempts_list = filter_user_attempts(request, credentials)
+
+    if settings.AXES_COOLOFF_TIME is None:
+        log.debug(
+            "AXES: Getting all access attempts from database because no AXES_COOLOFF_TIME is configured"
+        )
+        return attempts_list
+
+    threshold = get_cool_off_threshold(request.axes_attempt_time)
+    log.debug("AXES: Getting access attempts that are newer than %s", threshold)
+    return [attempts.filter(attempt_time__gte=threshold) for attempts in attempts_list]
+
+
+def clean_expired_user_attempts(attempt_time: Optional[datetime] = None) -> int:
+    """
+    Clean expired user attempts from the database.
+    """
+
+    if settings.AXES_COOLOFF_TIME is None:
+        log.debug(
+            "AXES: Skipping clean for expired access attempts because no AXES_COOLOFF_TIME is configured"
+        )
+        return 0
+
+    threshold = get_cool_off_threshold(attempt_time)
+    count, _ = AccessAttempt.objects.filter(attempt_time__lt=threshold).delete()
+    log.info(
+        "AXES: Cleaned up %s expired access attempts from database that were older than %s",
+        count,
+        threshold,
+    )
+    return count
+
+
+def reset_user_attempts(
+    request: HttpRequest, credentials: Optional[dict] = None
+) -> int:
+    """
+    Reset all user attempts that match the given request and credentials.
+    """
+
+    attempts_list = filter_user_attempts(request, credentials)
+
+    count = 0
+    for attempts in attempts_list:
+        _count, _ = attempts.delete()
+        count += _count
+    log.info("AXES: Reset %s access attempts from database.", count)
+
+    return count

axes/checks.py

@@ -22,10 +22,6 @@ class Messages:
     BACKEND_INVALID = "You do not have 'axes.backends.AxesStandaloneBackend' or a subclass in your settings.AUTHENTICATION_BACKENDS."
     SETTING_DEPRECATED = "You have a deprecated setting {deprecated_setting} configured in your project settings"
     CALLABLE_INVALID = "{callable_setting} is not a valid callable."
-    LOCKOUT_PARAMETERS_INVALID = (
-        "AXES_LOCKOUT_PARAMETERS does not contain 'ip_address'."
-        " This configuration allows attackers to bypass rate limits by rotating User-Agents or Cookies."
-    )
 
 
 class Hints:
@@ -34,7 +30,6 @@ class Hints:
     BACKEND_INVALID = "AxesModelBackend was renamed to AxesStandaloneBackend in django-axes version 5.0."
     SETTING_DEPRECATED = None
     CALLABLE_INVALID = None
-    LOCKOUT_PARAMETERS_INVALID = "Add 'ip_address' to AXES_LOCKOUT_PARAMETERS."
 
 
 class Codes:
@@ -43,7 +38,6 @@ class Codes:
     BACKEND_INVALID = "axes.W003"
     SETTING_DEPRECATED = "axes.W004"
     CALLABLE_INVALID = "axes.W005"
-    LOCKOUT_PARAMETERS_INVALID = "axes.W006"
 
 
 @register(Tags.security, Tags.caches, Tags.compatibility)
@@ -164,34 +158,6 @@ def axes_deprecation_check(app_configs, **kwargs):  # pylint: disable=unused-arg
     return warnings
 
 
-@register(Tags.security)
-def axes_lockout_params_check(app_configs, **kwargs):  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
-    warnings = []
-
-    lockout_params = getattr(settings, "AXES_LOCKOUT_PARAMETERS", None)
-
-    if isinstance(lockout_params, (list, tuple)):
-        has_ip = False
-        for param in lockout_params:
-            if param == "ip_address":
-                has_ip = True
-                break
-            if isinstance(param, (list, tuple)) and "ip_address" in param:
-                has_ip = True
-                break
-
-        if not has_ip:
-            warnings.append(
-                Warning(
-                    msg=Messages.LOCKOUT_PARAMETERS_INVALID,
-                    hint=Hints.LOCKOUT_PARAMETERS_INVALID,
-                    id=Codes.LOCKOUT_PARAMETERS_INVALID,
-                )
-            )
-
-    return warnings
-
-
 @register
 def axes_conf_check(app_configs, **kwargs):  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
     warnings = []
@@ -207,7 +173,7 @@ def axes_conf_check(app_configs, **kwargs):  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
     ]
 
     for callable_setting in callable_settings:
-        value = getattr(settings, callable_setting, None)
+        value = getattr(settings, callable_setting)
         if not is_valid_callable(value):
             warnings.append(
                 Warning(

axes/conf.py

@@ -1,21 +1,6 @@
 from django.conf import settings
-from django.contrib.auth import get_user_model
-from django.utils.functional import SimpleLazyObject
 from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
 
-
-class JSONSerializableLazyObject(SimpleLazyObject):
-    """
-    Celery/Kombu config inspection may JSON-encode Django settings.
-    Provide a JSON-friendly representation for lazy values.
-
-    Fixes jazzband/django-axes#1391
-    """
-
-    def __json__(self):
-        return str(self)
-
-
 # disable plugin when set to False
 settings.AXES_ENABLED = getattr(settings, "AXES_ENABLED", True)
 
@@ -56,16 +41,9 @@ settings.AXES_ONLY_ADMIN_SITE = getattr(settings, "AXES_ONLY_ADMIN_SITE", False)
 # show Axes logs in admin
 settings.AXES_ENABLE_ADMIN = getattr(settings, "AXES_ENABLE_ADMIN", True)
 
-
 # use a specific username field to retrieve from login POST data
-def _get_username_field_default():
-    return get_user_model().USERNAME_FIELD
-
-
 settings.AXES_USERNAME_FORM_FIELD = getattr(
-    settings,
-    "AXES_USERNAME_FORM_FIELD",
-    JSONSerializableLazyObject(_get_username_field_default),
+    settings, "AXES_USERNAME_FORM_FIELD", "username"
 )
 
 # use a specific password field to retrieve from login POST data
@@ -108,10 +86,6 @@ settings.AXES_LOCKOUT_URL = getattr(settings, "AXES_LOCKOUT_URL", None)
 
 settings.AXES_COOLOFF_TIME = getattr(settings, "AXES_COOLOFF_TIME", None)
 
-settings.AXES_USE_ATTEMPT_EXPIRATION = getattr(
-    settings, "AXES_USE_ATTEMPT_EXPIRATION", False
-)
-
 settings.AXES_VERBOSE = getattr(settings, "AXES_VERBOSE", settings.AXES_ENABLED)
 
 # whitelist and blacklist

axes/handlers/cache.py

@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ class AxesCacheHandler(AbstractAxesHandler, AxesBaseHandler):
             return
 
         cache_keys = get_client_cache_keys(request, credentials)
-        cache_timeout = get_cache_timeout(request)
+        cache_timeout = get_cache_timeout()
         failures = []
         for cache_key in cache_keys:
             added = self.cache.add(key=cache_key, value=1, timeout=cache_timeout)

axes/handlers/database.py

@@ -1,32 +1,27 @@
 from logging import getLogger
-from typing import List, Optional
+from typing import Optional
 
-from django.db import router, transaction
-from django.db.models import F, Q, QuerySet, Sum, Value
+from django.db import transaction
+from django.db.models import F, Sum, Value, Q
 from django.db.models.functions import Concat
-from django.http import HttpRequest
 from django.utils import timezone
 
-from axes.attempts import get_cool_off_threshold
+from axes.attempts import (
+    clean_expired_user_attempts,
+    get_user_attempts,
+    reset_user_attempts,
+)
 from axes.conf import settings
-from axes.handlers.base import AbstractAxesHandler, AxesBaseHandler
+from axes.handlers.base import AxesBaseHandler, AbstractAxesHandler
 from axes.helpers import (
-    get_client_parameters,
-    get_client_session_hash,
     get_client_str,
     get_client_username,
     get_credentials,
     get_failure_limit,
     get_lockout_parameters,
     get_query_str,
-    get_attempt_expiration,
-)
-from axes.models import (
-    AccessAttempt,
-    AccessAttemptExpiration,
-    AccessFailureLog,
-    AccessLog,
 )
+from axes.models import AccessLog, AccessAttempt, AccessFailureLog
 from axes.signals import user_locked_out
 
 log = getLogger(__name__)
@@ -108,7 +103,7 @@ class AxesDatabaseHandler(AbstractAxesHandler, AxesBaseHandler):
         return count
 
     def get_failures(self, request, credentials: Optional[dict] = None) -> int:
-        attempts_list = self.get_user_attempts(request, credentials)
+        attempts_list = get_user_attempts(request, credentials)
         attempt_count = max(
             (
                 attempts.aggregate(Sum("failures_since_start"))[
@@ -121,10 +116,10 @@ class AxesDatabaseHandler(AbstractAxesHandler, AxesBaseHandler):
         return attempt_count
 
     def user_login_failed(self, sender, credentials: dict, request=None, **kwargs):
-        """
-        When user login fails, save AccessFailureLog record in database,
+        """When user login fails, save AccessFailureLog record in database,
         save AccessAttempt record in database, mark request with
         lockout attribute and emit lockout signal.
+
         """
 
         log.info("AXES: User login failed, running database handler for failure.")
@@ -136,7 +131,7 @@ class AxesDatabaseHandler(AbstractAxesHandler, AxesBaseHandler):
             return
 
         # 1. database query: Clean up expired user attempts from the database before logging new attempts
-        self.clean_expired_user_attempts(request, credentials)
+        clean_expired_user_attempts(request.axes_attempt_time)
 
         username = get_client_username(request, credentials)
         client_str = get_client_str(
@@ -176,7 +171,7 @@ class AxesDatabaseHandler(AbstractAxesHandler, AxesBaseHandler):
                 "AXES: Username is None and username is the only one lockout parameter, new record will NOT be created."
             )
         else:
-            with transaction.atomic(using=router.db_for_write(AccessAttempt)):
+            with transaction.atomic():
                 (
                     attempt,
                     created,
@@ -225,23 +220,6 @@ class AxesDatabaseHandler(AbstractAxesHandler, AxesBaseHandler):
                         client_str,
                     )
 
-                if settings.AXES_USE_ATTEMPT_EXPIRATION:
-                    if not hasattr(attempt, "expiration") or attempt.expiration is None:
-                        log.debug(
-                            "AXES: Creating new AccessAttemptExpiration for %s",
-                            client_str,
-                        )
-                        attempt.expiration = AccessAttemptExpiration.objects.create(
-                            access_attempt=attempt,
-                            expires_at=get_attempt_expiration(request),
-                        )
-                    else:
-                        attempt.expiration.expires_at = max(
-                            get_attempt_expiration(request),
-                            attempt.expiration.expires_at,
-                        )
-                        attempt.expiration.save()
-
         # 3. or 4. database query: Calculate the current maximum failure number from the existing attempts
         failures_since_start = self.get_failures(request, credentials)
         request.axes_failures_since_start = failures_since_start
@@ -265,7 +243,7 @@ class AxesDatabaseHandler(AbstractAxesHandler, AxesBaseHandler):
 
         # 5. database entry: Log for ever the attempt in the AccessFailureLog
         if settings.AXES_ENABLE_ACCESS_FAILURE_LOG:
-            with transaction.atomic(using=router.db_for_write(AccessFailureLog)):
+            with transaction.atomic():
                 AccessFailureLog.objects.create(
                     username=username,
                     ip_address=request.axes_ip_address,
@@ -282,6 +260,9 @@ class AxesDatabaseHandler(AbstractAxesHandler, AxesBaseHandler):
         When user logs in, update the AccessLog related to the user.
         """
 
+        # 1. database query: Clean up expired user attempts from the database
+        clean_expired_user_attempts(request.axes_attempt_time)
+
         username = user.get_username()
         credentials = get_credentials(username)
         client_str = get_client_str(
@@ -294,9 +275,6 @@ class AxesDatabaseHandler(AbstractAxesHandler, AxesBaseHandler):
 
         log.info("AXES: Successful login by %s.", client_str)
 
-        # 1. database query: Clean up expired user attempts from the database
-        self.clean_expired_user_attempts(request, credentials)
-
         if not settings.AXES_DISABLE_ACCESS_LOG:
             # 2. database query: Insert new access logs with login time
             AccessLog.objects.create(
@@ -306,14 +284,11 @@ class AxesDatabaseHandler(AbstractAxesHandler, AxesBaseHandler):
                 http_accept=request.axes_http_accept,
                 path_info=request.axes_path_info,
                 attempt_time=request.axes_attempt_time,
-                # evaluate session hash here to ensure having the correct
-                # value which is stored on the backend
-                session_hash=get_client_session_hash(request),
             )
 
         if settings.AXES_RESET_ON_SUCCESS:
             # 3. database query: Reset failed attempts for the logging in user
-            count = self.reset_user_attempts(request, credentials)
+            count = reset_user_attempts(request, credentials)
             log.info(
                 "AXES: Deleted %d failed login attempts by %s from database.",
                 count,
@@ -325,8 +300,10 @@ class AxesDatabaseHandler(AbstractAxesHandler, AxesBaseHandler):
         When user logs out, update the AccessLog related to the user.
         """
 
+        # 1. database query: Clean up expired user attempts from the database
+        clean_expired_user_attempts(request.axes_attempt_time)
+
         username = user.get_username() if user else None
-        credentials = get_credentials(username) if username else None
         client_str = get_client_str(
             username,
             request.axes_ip_address,
@@ -335,117 +312,14 @@ class AxesDatabaseHandler(AbstractAxesHandler, AxesBaseHandler):
             request,
         )
 
-        # 1. database query: Clean up expired user attempts from the database
-        self.clean_expired_user_attempts(request, credentials)
-
         log.info("AXES: Successful logout by %s.", client_str)
 
         if username and not settings.AXES_DISABLE_ACCESS_LOG:
             # 2. database query: Update existing attempt logs with logout time
             AccessLog.objects.filter(
-                username=username,
-                logout_time__isnull=True,
-                # update only access log for given session
-                session_hash=get_client_session_hash(request),
+                username=username, logout_time__isnull=True
             ).update(logout_time=request.axes_attempt_time)
 
-    def filter_user_attempts(
-        self, request: HttpRequest, credentials: Optional[dict] = None
-    ) -> List[QuerySet]:
-        """
-        Return a list querysets of AccessAttempts that match the given request and credentials.
-        """
-
-        username = get_client_username(request, credentials)
-
-        filter_kwargs_list = get_client_parameters(
-            username,
-            request.axes_ip_address,
-            request.axes_user_agent,
-            request,
-            credentials,
-        )
-        attempts_list = [
-            AccessAttempt.objects.filter(**filter_kwargs)
-            for filter_kwargs in filter_kwargs_list
-        ]
-        return attempts_list
-
-    def get_user_attempts(
-        self, request: HttpRequest, credentials: Optional[dict] = None  # noqa
-    ) -> List[QuerySet]:
-        """
-        Get list of querysets with valid user attempts that match the given request and credentials.
-        """
-
-        attempts_list = self.filter_user_attempts(request, credentials)
-
-        if settings.AXES_COOLOFF_TIME is None:
-            log.debug(
-                "AXES: Getting all access attempts from database because no AXES_COOLOFF_TIME is configured"
-            )
-            return attempts_list
-
-        threshold = get_cool_off_threshold(request)
-        log.debug("AXES: Getting access attempts that are newer than %s", threshold)
-        return [
-            attempts.filter(attempt_time__gte=threshold) for attempts in attempts_list
-        ]
-
-    def clean_expired_user_attempts(
-        self,
-        request: Optional[HttpRequest] = None,
-        credentials: Optional[dict] = None,  # noqa
-    ) -> int:
-        """
-        Clean expired user attempts from the database.
-        """
-
-        if settings.AXES_COOLOFF_TIME is None:
-            log.debug(
-                "AXES: Skipping clean for expired access attempts because no AXES_COOLOFF_TIME is configured"
-            )
-            return 0
-
-        if settings.AXES_USE_ATTEMPT_EXPIRATION:
-            threshold = timezone.now()
-            count, _ = AccessAttempt.objects.filter(
-                expiration__expires_at__lte=threshold
-            ).delete()
-            log.info(
-                "AXES: Cleaned up %s expired access attempts from database that expiry were older than %s",
-                count,
-                threshold,
-            )
-        else:
-            threshold = get_cool_off_threshold(request)
-            count, _ = AccessAttempt.objects.filter(
-                attempt_time__lte=threshold
-            ).delete()
-            log.info(
-                "AXES: Cleaned up %s expired access attempts from database that were older than %s",
-                count,
-                threshold,
-            )
-        return count
-
-    def reset_user_attempts(
-        self, request: HttpRequest, credentials: Optional[dict] = None
-    ) -> int:
-        """
-        Reset all user attempts that match the given request and credentials.
-        """
-
-        attempts_list = self.filter_user_attempts(request, credentials)
-
-        count = 0
-        for attempts in attempts_list:
-            _count, _ = attempts.delete()
-            count += _count
-        log.info("AXES: Reset %s access attempts from database.", count)
-
-        return count
-
     def post_save_access_attempt(self, instance, **kwargs):
         """
         Handles the ``axes.models.AccessAttempt`` object post save signal.

axes/helpers.py

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from datetime import timedelta, datetime
+from datetime import timedelta
 from hashlib import sha256
 from logging import getLogger
 from string import Template
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ from urllib.parse import urlencode
 from django.core.cache import BaseCache, caches
 from django.http import HttpRequest, HttpResponse, JsonResponse, QueryDict
 from django.shortcuts import redirect, render
-from django.utils.encoding import force_bytes
 from django.utils.module_loading import import_string
 
 from axes.conf import settings
@@ -32,7 +31,7 @@ def get_cache() -> BaseCache:
     return caches[getattr(settings, "AXES_CACHE", "default")]
 
 
-def get_cache_timeout(request: Optional[HttpRequest] = None) -> Optional[int]:
+def get_cache_timeout() -> Optional[int]:
     """
     Return the cache timeout interpreted from settings.AXES_COOLOFF_TIME.
 
@@ -43,22 +42,21 @@ def get_cache_timeout(request: Optional[HttpRequest] = None) -> Optional[int]:
     for use with the Django cache backends.
     """
 
-    cool_off = get_cool_off(request)
+    cool_off = get_cool_off()
     if cool_off is None:
         return None
     return int(cool_off.total_seconds())
 
 
-def get_cool_off(request: Optional[HttpRequest] = None) -> Optional[timedelta]:
+def get_cool_off() -> Optional[timedelta]:
     """
     Return the login cool off time interpreted from settings.AXES_COOLOFF_TIME.
 
     The return value is either None or timedelta.
 
-    Notice that the settings.AXES_COOLOFF_TIME is either None, timedelta, integer/float of hours,
-    a path to a callable or a callable taking 1 argument (the request). This function
-    offers a unified _timedelta or None_ representation of that configuration for use with the
-    Axes internal implementations.
+    Notice that the settings.AXES_COOLOFF_TIME is either None, timedelta, or integer/float of hours,
+    and this function offers a unified _timedelta or None_ representation of that configuration
+    for use with the Axes internal implementations.
 
     :exception TypeError: if settings.AXES_COOLOFF_TIME is of wrong type.
     """
@@ -70,10 +68,9 @@ def get_cool_off(request: Optional[HttpRequest] = None) -> Optional[timedelta]:
     if isinstance(cool_off, float):
         return timedelta(minutes=cool_off * 60)
     if isinstance(cool_off, str):
-        cool_off_func = import_string(cool_off)
-        return cool_off_func(request)
+        return import_string(cool_off)()
     if callable(cool_off):
-        return cool_off(request)  # pylint: disable=not-callable
+        return cool_off()  # pylint: disable=not-callable
 
     return cool_off
 
@@ -101,23 +98,6 @@ def get_cool_off_iso8601(delta: timedelta) -> str:
     return f"P{days_str}"
 
 
-def get_attempt_expiration(request: Optional[HttpRequest] = None) -> datetime:
-    """
-    Get threshold for fetching access attempts from the database.
-    """
-
-    cool_off = get_cool_off(request)
-    if cool_off is None:
-        raise TypeError(
-            "Cool off threshold can not be calculated with settings.AXES_COOLOFF_TIME set to None"
-        )
-
-    attempt_time = request.axes_attempt_time  # type: ignore[union-attr]
-    if attempt_time is None:
-        return datetime.now() + cool_off
-    return attempt_time + cool_off
-
-
 def get_credentials(username: Optional[str] = None, **kwargs) -> dict:
     """
     Calculate credentials for Axes to use internally from given username and kwargs.
@@ -164,7 +144,7 @@ def get_client_username(
         log.debug(
             "Using parameter credentials to get username with key settings.AXES_USERNAME_FORM_FIELD"
         )
-        return credentials.get(settings.AXES_USERNAME_FORM_FIELD, None)  # type: ignore[return-value]
+        return credentials.get(settings.AXES_USERNAME_FORM_FIELD, None)
 
     log.debug(
         "Using parameter request.POST to get username with key settings.AXES_USERNAME_FORM_FIELD"
@@ -462,27 +442,15 @@ def get_lockout_message() -> str:
 
 
 def get_lockout_response(
-    request: HttpRequest,
-    original_response: Optional[HttpResponse] = None,
-    credentials: Optional[dict] = None,
+    request: HttpRequest, credentials: Optional[dict] = None
 ) -> HttpResponse:
     if settings.AXES_LOCKOUT_CALLABLE:
         if callable(settings.AXES_LOCKOUT_CALLABLE):
-            # Try calling with 3 args, fallback to 2 for backward compatibility
-            try:
-                return settings.AXES_LOCKOUT_CALLABLE(
-                    request, original_response, credentials
-                )
-            except TypeError:
-                # Fallback: old signature without original_response
-                return settings.AXES_LOCKOUT_CALLABLE(request, credentials)
+            return settings.AXES_LOCKOUT_CALLABLE(  # pylint: disable=not-callable
+                request, credentials
+            )
         if isinstance(settings.AXES_LOCKOUT_CALLABLE, str):
-            callable_obj = import_string(settings.AXES_LOCKOUT_CALLABLE)
-            # Try calling with 3 args, fallback to 2 for backward compatibility
-            try:
-                return callable_obj(request, original_response, credentials)
-            except TypeError:
-                return callable_obj(request, credentials)
+            return import_string(settings.AXES_LOCKOUT_CALLABLE)(request, credentials)
         raise TypeError(
             "settings.AXES_LOCKOUT_CALLABLE needs to be a string, callable, or None."
         )
@@ -493,7 +461,7 @@ def get_lockout_response(
         "username": get_client_username(request, credentials) or "",
     }
 
-    cool_off = get_cool_off(request)
+    cool_off = get_cool_off()
     if cool_off:
         context.update(
             {
@@ -506,13 +474,13 @@ def get_lockout_response(
 
     if request.META.get("HTTP_X_REQUESTED_WITH") == "XMLHttpRequest":
         json_response = JsonResponse(context, status=status)
-        json_response["Access-Control-Allow-Origin"] = (
-            settings.AXES_ALLOWED_CORS_ORIGINS
-        )
+        json_response[
+            "Access-Control-Allow-Origin"
+        ] = settings.AXES_ALLOWED_CORS_ORIGINS
         json_response["Access-Control-Allow-Methods"] = "POST, OPTIONS"
-        json_response["Access-Control-Allow-Headers"] = (
-            "Origin, Content-Type, Accept, Authorization, x-requested-with"
-        )
+        json_response[
+            "Access-Control-Allow-Headers"
+        ] = "Origin, Content-Type, Accept, Authorization, x-requested-with"
         return json_response
 
     if settings.AXES_LOCKOUT_TEMPLATE:
@@ -646,24 +614,3 @@ def toggleable(func) -> Callable:
             return func(*args, **kwargs)
 
     return inner
-
-
-def get_client_session_hash(request: HttpRequest) -> str:
-    """
-    Get client session and returns the SHA256 hash of session key, forcing session creation if required.
-
-    If no session is available on request returns an empty string.
-    """
-    try:
-        session = request.session
-    except AttributeError:
-        # when no session is available just return an empty string
-        return ""
-
-    # ensure that a session key exists at this point
-    # because session middleware usually creates the session key at the end
-    # of request cycle
-    if session.session_key is None:
-        session.create()
-
-    return sha256(force_bytes(session.session_key)).hexdigest()

axes/locale/fa/LC_MESSAGES/django.po

@@ -1,109 +0,0 @@
-# ترجمه فارسی برای django-axes
-# Copyright (C) 2025 jazzband
-# This file is distributed under the same license as the django-axes package.
-# AmirAli Bahramjerdi <amiralibahramjerdi@gmail.com>, 2025.
-#
-#, fuzzy
-msgid ""
-msgstr ""
-"Project-Id-Version: django-axes\n"
-"Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: \n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2025-05-16 23:28+0330\n"
-"PO-Revision-Date: 2025-05-16 23:30+0330\n"
-"Last-Translator: AmirAli Bahramjerdi <amiralibahramjerdi@gmail.com>"
-"Language-Team: فارسی <fa@li.org>\n"
-"Language: fa\n"
-"MIME-Version: 1.0\n"
-"Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8\n"
-"Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n"
-"Plural-Forms: nplurals=2; plural=(n > 1);\n"
-
-#: admin.py:27
-msgid "Form Data"
-msgstr "داده‌های فرم"
-
-#: admin.py:28 admin.py:65 admin.py:100
-msgid "Meta Data"
-msgstr "فراداده"
-
-#: conf.py:109
-msgid "Account locked: too many login attempts. Please try again later."
-msgstr "حساب کاربری قفل شد: تلاش‌های زیادی برای ورود انجام شده است. لطفاً بعداً دوباره امتحان کنید."
-
-#: conf.py:117
-msgid ""
-"Account locked: too many login attempts. Contact an admin to unlock your "
-"account."
-msgstr "حساب کاربری قفل شد: تلاش‌های زیادی برای ورود انجام شده است. برای باز کردن حساب با مدیر تماس بگیرید."
-
-#: models.py:6
-msgid "User Agent"
-msgstr "عامل کاربر (User Agent)"
-
-#: models.py:8
-msgid "IP Address"
-msgstr "آدرس IP"
-
-#: models.py:10
-msgid "Username"
-msgstr "نام کاربری"
-
-#: models.py:12
-msgid "HTTP Accept"
-msgstr "پذیرش HTTP"
-
-#: models.py:14
-msgid "Path"
-msgstr "مسیر"
-
-#: models.py:16
-msgid "Attempt Time"
-msgstr "زمان تلاش"
-
-#: models.py:26
-msgid "Access lock out"
-msgstr "قفل دسترسی"
-
-#: models.py:34
-msgid "access failure"
-msgstr "شکست در دسترسی"
-
-#: models.py:35
-msgid "access failures"
-msgstr "شکست‌های دسترسی"
-
-#: models.py:39
-msgid "GET Data"
-msgstr "داده‌های GET"
-
-#: models.py:41
-msgid "POST Data"
-msgstr "داده‌های POST"
-
-#: models.py:43
-msgid "Failed Logins"
-msgstr "ورودهای ناموفق"
-
-#: models.py:49
-msgid "access attempt"
-msgstr "تلاش برای دسترسی"
-
-#: models.py:50
-msgid "access attempts"
-msgstr "تلاش‌های دسترسی"
-
-#: models.py:55
-msgid "Logout Time"
-msgstr "زمان خروج"
-
-#: models.py:56
-msgid "Session key hash (sha256)"
-msgstr "هش کلید نشست (sha256)"
-
-#: models.py:62
-msgid "access log"
-msgstr "گزارش دسترسی"
-
-#: models.py:63
-msgid "access logs"
-msgstr "گزارش‌های دسترسی"

axes/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/django.po

@@ -1,109 +0,0 @@
-# SOME DESCRIPTIVE TITLE.
-# Copyright (C) YEAR THE PACKAGE'S COPYRIGHT HOLDER
-# This file is distributed under the same license as the PACKAGE package.
-# FIRST AUTHOR <EMAIL@ADDRESS>, YEAR.
-#
-#, fuzzy
-msgid ""
-msgstr ""
-"Project-Id-Version: PACKAGE VERSION\n"
-"Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: \n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2023-11-06 05:21-0600\n"
-"PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
-"Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
-"Language-Team: LANGUAGE <LL@li.org>\n"
-"Language: \n"
-"MIME-Version: 1.0\n"
-"Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8\n"
-"Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n"
-"Plural-Forms: nplurals=2; plural=(n > 1);\n"
-
-#: admin.py:27
-msgid "Form Data"
-msgstr "Données de formulaire"
-
-#: admin.py:28 admin.py:65 admin.py:100
-msgid "Meta Data"
-msgstr "Métadonnées"
-
-#: conf.py:108
-msgid "Account locked: too many login attempts. Please try again later."
-msgstr ""
-"Compte verrouillé: trop de tentatives de connexion. Veuillez réessayer plus "
-"tard."
-
-#: conf.py:116
-msgid ""
-"Account locked: too many login attempts. Contact an admin to unlock your "
-"account."
-msgstr ""
-"Compte verrouillé: trop de tentatives de connexion. Contactez un "
-"administrateur pour déverrouiller votre compte."
-
-#: models.py:6
-msgid "User Agent"
-msgstr "User Agent"
-
-#: models.py:8
-msgid "IP Address"
-msgstr "Adresse IP"
-
-#: models.py:10
-msgid "Username"
-msgstr "Nom d'utilisateur"
-
-#: models.py:12
-msgid "HTTP Accept"
-msgstr "HTTP Accept"
-
-#: models.py:14
-msgid "Path"
-msgstr "Chemin"
-
-#: models.py:16
-msgid "Attempt Time"
-msgstr "Date de la tentative"
-
-#: models.py:26
-msgid "Access lock out"
-msgstr "Verrouillage de l'accès"
-
-#: models.py:34
-msgid "access failure"
-msgstr "échec de connexion"
-
-#: models.py:35
-msgid "access failures"
-msgstr "échecs de connexion"
-
-#: models.py:39
-msgid "GET Data"
-msgstr "Données GET"
-
-#: models.py:41
-msgid "POST Data"
-msgstr "Données POST"
-
-#: models.py:43
-msgid "Failed Logins"
-msgstr "Nombre d'échecs"
-
-#: models.py:49
-msgid "access attempt"
-msgstr "tentative de connexion"
-
-#: models.py:50
-msgid "access attempts"
-msgstr "tentatives de connexion"
-
-#: models.py:55
-msgid "Logout Time"
-msgstr "Date de la déconnexion"
-
-#: models.py:61
-msgid "access log"
-msgstr "connexion"
-
-#: models.py:62
-msgid "access logs"
-msgstr "connexions"

axes/management/commands/axes_reset_ip_username.py

@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand
-
-from axes.utils import reset
-
-
-class Command(BaseCommand):
-    help = "Reset all access attempts and lockouts for a given IP address and username"
-
-    def add_arguments(self, parser):
-        parser.add_argument("ip", type=str)
-        parser.add_argument("username", type=str)
-
-    def handle(self, *args, **options):
-        count = reset(ip=options["ip"], username=options["username"])
-
-        if count:
-            self.stdout.write(f"{count} attempts removed.")
-        else:
-            self.stdout.write("No attempts found.")

axes/middleware.py

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 from typing import Callable
 
-from asgiref.sync import iscoroutinefunction, markcoroutinefunction, sync_to_async
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.http import HttpRequest, HttpResponse
 
@@ -31,37 +30,15 @@ class AxesMiddleware:
     - ``AXES_PERMALOCK_MESSAGE``.
     """
 
-    async_capable = True
-    sync_capable = True
-
     def __init__(self, get_response: Callable) -> None:
         self.get_response = get_response
-        if iscoroutinefunction(self.get_response):
-            markcoroutinefunction(self)
 
     def __call__(self, request: HttpRequest) -> HttpResponse:
-        # Exit out to async mode, if needed
-        if iscoroutinefunction(self):
-            return self.__acall__(request)
-
         response = self.get_response(request)
-        if settings.AXES_ENABLED:
-            if getattr(request, "axes_locked_out", None):
-                credentials = getattr(request, "axes_credentials", None)
-                response = get_lockout_response(request, response, credentials)  # type: ignore
-
-        return response
-
-    async def __acall__(self, request: HttpRequest) -> HttpResponse:
-        response = await self.get_response(request)
 
         if settings.AXES_ENABLED:
             if getattr(request, "axes_locked_out", None):
                 credentials = getattr(request, "axes_credentials", None)
-                response = await sync_to_async(
-                    get_lockout_response, thread_sensitive=True
-                )(
-                    request, credentials
-                )  # type: ignore
+                response = get_lockout_response(request, credentials)  # type: ignore
 
         return response

axes/migrations/0007_alter_accessattempt_unique_together.py

@@ -1,16 +1,12 @@
 # Generated by Django 3.2.7 on 2021-09-13 15:16
 
-from django.db import migrations, router
+from django.db import migrations
 from django.db.models import Count
 
 
 def deduplicate_attempts(apps, schema_editor):
     AccessAttempt = apps.get_model("axes", "AccessAttempt")
     db_alias = schema_editor.connection.alias
-
-    if db_alias != router.db_for_write(AccessAttempt):
-        return
-
     duplicated_attempts = (
         AccessAttempt.objects.using(db_alias)
         .values("username", "user_agent", "ip_address")
@@ -35,9 +31,7 @@ class Migration(migrations.Migration):
     ]
 
     operations = [
-        migrations.RunPython(
-            deduplicate_attempts, reverse_code=migrations.RunPython.noop
-        ),
+        migrations.RunPython(deduplicate_attempts),
         migrations.AlterUniqueTogether(
             name="accessattempt",
             unique_together={("username", "ip_address", "user_agent")},

axes/migrations/0009_add_session_hash.py

@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-# Generated by Django 4.2.2 on 2024-04-30 07:57
-
-from django.db import migrations, models
-
-
-class Migration(migrations.Migration):
-    dependencies = [
-        ("axes", "0008_accessfailurelog"),
-    ]
-
-    operations = [
-        migrations.AddField(
-            model_name="accesslog",
-            name="session_hash",
-            field=models.CharField(
-                blank=True,
-                default="",
-                max_length=64,
-                verbose_name="Session key hash (sha256)",
-            ),
-        ),
-    ]

axes/migrations/0010_accessattemptexpiration.py

@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-# Generated by Django 5.2.1 on 2025-06-10 20:21
-
-import django.db.models.deletion
-from django.db import migrations, models
-
-
-class Migration(migrations.Migration):
-
-    dependencies = [
-        ("axes", "0009_add_session_hash"),
-    ]
-
-    operations = [
-        migrations.CreateModel(
-            name="AccessAttemptExpiration",
-            fields=[
-                (
-                    "access_attempt",
-                    models.OneToOneField(
-                        on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.CASCADE,
-                        primary_key=True,
-                        related_name="expiration",
-                        serialize=False,
-                        to="axes.accessattempt",
-                        verbose_name="Access Attempt",
-                    ),
-                ),
-                (
-                    "expires_at",
-                    models.DateTimeField(
-                        help_text="The time when access attempt expires and is no longer valid.",
-                        verbose_name="Expires At",
-                    ),
-                ),
-            ],
-            options={
-                "verbose_name": "access attempt expiration",
-                "verbose_name_plural": "access attempt expirations",
-            },
-        ),
-    ]

axes/models.py

@@ -51,29 +51,8 @@ class AccessAttempt(AccessBase):
         unique_together = [["username", "ip_address", "user_agent"]]
 
 
-class AccessAttemptExpiration(models.Model):
-    access_attempt = models.OneToOneField(
-        AccessAttempt,
-        primary_key=True,
-        on_delete=models.CASCADE,
-        related_name="expiration",
-        verbose_name=_("Access Attempt"),
-    )
-    expires_at = models.DateTimeField(
-        _("Expires At"),
-        help_text=_("The time when access attempt expires and is no longer valid."),
-    )
-
-    class Meta:
-        verbose_name = _("access attempt expiration")
-        verbose_name_plural = _("access attempt expirations")
-
-
 class AccessLog(AccessBase):
     logout_time = models.DateTimeField(_("Logout Time"), null=True, blank=True)
-    session_hash = models.CharField(
-        _("Session key hash (sha256)"), default="", blank=True, max_length=64
-    )
 
     def __str__(self):
         return f"Access Log for {self.username} @ {self.attempt_time}"

docs/1_requirements.rst

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 Requirements
 ============
 
-Axes requires a supported Django version and runs on Python versions 3.9 and above.
+Axes requires a supported Django version and runs on Python versions 3.8 and above.
 
 Refer to the project source code repository in
 `GitHub <https://github.com/jazzband/django-axes/>`_ and see the

docs/2_installation.rst

@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ After installing the package, the project settings need to be configured.
         'django.contrib.auth.backends.ModelBackend',
     ]
 
-For backwards compatibility, ``AxesBackend`` can be used in place of ``AxesStandaloneBackend``.
-The only difference is that ``AxesBackend`` also provides the permissions-checking functionality
-of Django's ``ModelBackend`` behind the scenes. We recommend using ``AxesStandaloneBackend``
-if you have any custom logic to override Django's standard permissions checks.
+    For backwards compatibility, ``AxesBackend`` can be used in place of ``AxesStandaloneBackend``.
+    The only difference is that ``AxesBackend`` also provides the permissions-checking functionality
+    of Django's ``ModelBackend`` behind the scenes. We recommend using ``AxesStandaloneBackend``
+    if you have any custom logic to override Django's standard permissions checks.
 
 **3.** Add ``axes.middleware.AxesMiddleware`` to your list of ``MIDDLEWARE``::
 
@@ -56,9 +56,6 @@ if you have any custom logic to override Django's standard permissions checks.
         # on failed user authentication attempts from login views.
         # If you do not want Axes to override the authentication response
         # you can skip installing the middleware and use your own views.
-        # AxesMiddleware runs during the reponse phase. It does not conflict
-        # with middleware that runs in the request phase like
-        # django.middleware.cache.FetchFromCacheMiddleware.
         'axes.middleware.AxesMiddleware',
     ]
 
@@ -78,20 +75,6 @@ Many people have different configurations for their development and production e
 and running the application with misconfigured settings can prevent security features from working.
 
 
-Version 8 breaking changes and upgrading from django-axes version 7
--------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-Some database related utility functions have moved from ``axes.helpers`` to ``axes.handlers.database`` module and under the ``axes.handlers.database.AxesDatabaseHandler`` class.
-
-
-Version 7 breaking changes and upgrading from django-axes version 6
--------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-If you use ``settings.AXES_COOLOFF_TIME`` for configuring a callable that returns the cooloff time, it needs to accept at minimum a ``request`` argument of type ``HttpRequest`` from version 7 onwards. Example: ``AXES_COOLOFF_TIME = lambda request: timedelta(hours=2)`` (new call signature) instead of ``AXES_COOLOFF_TIME = lambda: timedelta(hours=2)`` (old cal signature). 
-
-Please see configuration documentation and `jazzband/django-axes#1222 <https://github.com/jazzband/django-axes/pull/1222>`_ for reference.
-
-
 Version 6 breaking changes and upgrading from django-axes version 5
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 

docs/3_usage.rst

@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ Resetting attempts from command line
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
 Axes offers a command line interface with
-``axes_reset``, ``axes_reset_ip``, ``axes_reset_username``, and ``axes_reset_ip_username``
+``axes_reset``, ``axes_reset_ip``, and ``axes_reset_username``
 management commands with the Django ``manage.py`` or ``django-admin`` command helpers:
 
 - ``python manage.py axes_reset``
@@ -89,8 +89,6 @@ management commands with the Django ``manage.py`` or ``django-admin`` command he
   will clear lockouts and records for the given IP addresses.
 - ``python manage.py axes_reset_username [username ...]``
   will clear lockouts and records for the given usernames.
-- ``python manage.py axes_reset_ip_username [ip] [username]``
-  will clear lockouts and records for the given IP address and username.
 - ``python manage.py axes_reset_logs (age)``
   will reset (i.e. delete) AccessLog records that are older
   than the given age where the default is 30 days.
@@ -113,7 +111,7 @@ In your code, you can use the ``axes.utils.reset`` function.
 
 
 Data privacy and GDPR
----------------------
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
 Most European countries have quite strict laws regarding data protection and privacy. It's highly recommended and good 
 practice to treat your sensitive user data with care. The general rule here is that you shouldn't store what you don't need.

docs/4_configuration.rst

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ The following ``settings.py`` options are available for customizing Axes behavio
 +------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 | AXES_LOCK_OUT_AT_FAILURE                             | True                                         | After the number of allowed login attempts are exceeded, should we lock out this IP (and optional user agent)?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
 +------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| AXES_COOLOFF_TIME                                    | None                                         | If set, defines a period of inactivity after which  old failed login attempts will be cleared.  Can be set to a Python timedelta object, an integer, a float, a callable, or a string path to a callable which takes the request as argument.  If an integer or float, will be interpreted as a number of hours:  ``AXES_COOLOFF_TIME = 2`` 2 hours,   ``AXES_COOLOFF_TIME = 2.0`` 2 hours, 120 minutes,  ``AXES_COOLOFF_TIME = 1.7`` 1.7 hours, 102 minutes, 6120 seconds                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
+| AXES_COOLOFF_TIME                                    | None                                         | If set, defines a period of inactivity after which  old failed login attempts will be cleared.  Can be set to a Python timedelta object, an integer, a float, a callable, or a string path to a callable which takes no arguments.  If an integer or float, will be interpreted as a number of hours:  ``AXES_COOLOFF_TIME = 2`` 2 hours,   ``AXES_COOLOFF_TIME = 2.0`` 2 hours, 120 minutes,  ``AXES_COOLOFF_TIME = 1.7`` 1.7 hours, 102 minutes, 6120 seconds                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
 +------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 | AXES_ONLY_ADMIN_SITE                                 | False                                        | If ``True``, lock is only enabled for admin site. Admin site is determined by checking request path against the path of ``"admin:index"`` view. If admin urls are not registered in current urlconf, all requests will not be locked.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
 +------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
@@ -47,15 +47,15 @@ The following ``settings.py`` options are available for customizing Axes behavio
 +------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 | AXES_VERBOSE                                         | True                                         |  If ``True``, you'll see slightly more logging for Axes.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
 +------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| AXES_USERNAME_FORM_FIELD                             | 'settings.AUTH_USER_MODEL.USERNAME_FIELD'    | The name of the form field that contains your users usernames.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
+| AXES_USERNAME_FORM_FIELD                             | 'username'                                   | The name of the form field that contains your users usernames.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
 +------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 | AXES_USERNAME_CALLABLE                               | None                                         | A callable or a string path to callable that takes two arguments for user lookups: ``def get_username(request: HttpRequest, credentials: dict) -> str: ...``. This can be any callable such as ``AXES_USERNAME_CALLABLE = lambda request, credentials: 'username'`` or a full Python module path to callable such as ``AXES_USERNAME_CALLABLE = 'example.get_username``. The ``request`` is a HttpRequest like object and the ``credentials`` is a dictionary like object. ``credentials`` are the ones that were passed to Django ``authenticate()`` in the login flow. If no function is supplied, Axes fetches the username from the  ``credentials`` or ``request.POST`` dictionaries based on ``AXES_USERNAME_FORM_FIELD``.          |
 +------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 | AXES_WHITELIST_CALLABLE                              | None                                         |  A callable or a string path to callable that takes two arguments for whitelisting determination and returns True, if user should be whitelisted: ``def is_whitelisted(request: HttpRequest, credentials: dict) -> bool: ...``. This can be any callable similarly to ``AXES_USERNAME_CALLABLE``.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
 +------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| AXES_LOCKOUT_CALLABLE                                | None                                         | A callable or a string path to callable that takes three arguments returns a response. For example: ``def generate_lockout_response(request: HttpRequest, original_response: HttpResponse, credentials: dict) -> HttpResponse: ...``. This can be any callable similarly to ``AXES_USERNAME_CALLABLE``. If not callable is defined, then the default implementation in ``axes.helpers.get_lockout_response`` is used for determining the correct lockout response that is sent to the requesting client.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
+| AXES_LOCKOUT_CALLABLE                                | None                                         | A callable or a string path to callable that takes two arguments returns a response. For example: ``def generate_lockout_response(request: HttpRequest, credentials: dict) -> HttpResponse: ...``. This can be any callable similarly to ``AXES_USERNAME_CALLABLE``. If not callable is defined, then the default implementation in ``axes.helpers.get_lockout_response`` is used for determining the correct lockout response that is sent to the requesting client.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
 +------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| AXES_CLIENT_IP_CALLABLE                              | None                                         | A callable or a string path to callable that takes HttpRequest as an argument and returns the resolved IP as a response. For example: ``def get_ip(request: HttpRequest) -> str: ...``. This can be any callable similarly to ``AXES_USERNAME_CALLABLE``. If not callable is defined, then the default implementation in ``axes.helpers.get_client_ip_address`` is used.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
+| AXES_CLIENT_IP_CALLABLE                              | None                                         | A callable or a string path to callable that takes two arguments returns a response. For example: ``def get_ip(request: HttpRequest) -> str: ...``. This can be any callable similarly to ``AXES_USERNAME_CALLABLE``. If not callable is defined, then the default implementation in ``axes.helpers.get_client_ip_address`` is used.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
 +------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 | AXES_PASSWORD_FORM_FIELD                             | 'password'                                   | The name of the form or credentials field that contains your users password.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
 +------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
@@ -109,8 +109,6 @@ following settings to suit your set up to correctly resolve client IP addresses:
 * ``AXES_IPWARE_META_PRECEDENCE_ORDER``: The names of ``request.META`` attributes as a tuple of strings
   to check to get the client IP address. Check the Django documentation for header naming conventions.
   Default: ``IPWARE_META_PRECEDENCE_ORDER`` setting if set, else ``('REMOTE_ADDR', )``
-* ``AXES_IPWARE_PROXY_ORDER``: The order in which to evaluate IP addresses from proxy headers when multiple IPs are present
-  in the header chain. Must be either ``"left-most"`` or ``"right-most"``. **Default:** ``"left-most"``
 
 .. note::
    For reverse proxies or e.g. Heroku, you might also want to fetch IP addresses from a HTTP header such as ``X-Forwarded-For``. To configure this, you can fetch IPs through the ``HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR`` key from the ``request.META`` property which contains all the HTTP headers in Django:
@@ -139,12 +137,6 @@ with the ``AXES_HANDLER`` setting in project configuration:
   logs attempts to database and creates AccessAttempt and AccessLog records
   that persist until removed from the database manually or automatically
   after their cool offs expire (checked on each login event).
-
-.. note::
-  To keep track of concurrent sessions AccessLog stores an hash of ``session_key`` if the session engine is configured.
-  When no session engine is configured each access is stored with the same dummy value, then a logout will cause each *not-logged-out yet* logs to set a logout time.
-  Due to how ``django.contrib.auth`` works it is not possible to correctly track the logout of a session in which the user changed its password, since it will create a new session without firing any logout event.
-
 - ``axes.handlers.cache.AxesCacheHandler``
   only uses the cache for monitoring attempts and does not persist data
   other than in the cache backend; this data can be purged automatically

docs/5_customization.rst

@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ An example of usage could be e.g. a custom view for processing lockouts.
 
     from django.http import JsonResponse
 
-    def lockout(request, response, credentials, *args, **kwargs):
+    def lockout(request, credentials, *args, **kwargs):
         return JsonResponse({"status": "Locked out due to too many login failures"}, status=403)
 
 ``settings.py``::
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ Example ``AXES_LOCKOUT_PARAMETERS`` configuration:
 
     AXES_LOCKOUT_PARAMETERS = ["ip_address", ["username", "user_agent"]]
 
-This way, axes will lock out users using ip_address or combination of username and user_agent
+This way, axes will lock out users using ip_address and/or combination of username and user agent
 
 Example of callable ``AXES_LOCKOUT_PARAMETERS``:
 
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ Example of callable ``AXES_LOCKOUT_PARAMETERS``:
 
     AXES_LOCKOUT_PARAMETERS = "example.utils.get_lockout_parameters"
 
-This way, if client ip_address is localhost, axes will lockout client only by username. In other case, axes will lockout client by username or ip_address.
+This way, if client ip_address is localhost, axes will lockout client only by username. In other case, axes will lockout client by username and/or ip_address.
 
 Customizing client ip address lookups
 -------------------------------------

docs/_static/css/custom_theme.css

@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-@import url("theme.css");
-
-.wy-nav-content {
-    max-width: none;
-}
-
-.wy-table-responsive table td, .wy-table-responsive table th {
-    white-space: inherit;
-}

docs/conf.py

@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ More information on the configuration options is available at:
     https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/configuration.html
 """
 
-# import sphinx_rtd_theme
-from importlib.metadata import version as get_version
+import sphinx_rtd_theme
+from pkg_resources import get_distribution
 
 import django
 from django.conf import settings
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ description = ("Keep track of failed login attempts in Django-powered sites.",)
 
 # Add any Sphinx extension module names here, as strings.
 # They can be extensions coming with Sphinx (named 'sphinx.ext.*') or your custom ones.
-extensions = ["sphinx_rtd_theme","sphinx.ext.autodoc"]
+extensions = ["sphinx.ext.autodoc"]
 
 # Add any paths that contain templates here, relative to this directory.
 templates_path = ["_templates"]
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ copyright = "2016, Jazzband"
 author = "Jazzband"
 
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = get_version("django-axes")
+release = get_distribution("django-axes").version
 
 # The short X.Y version.
 version = ".".join(release.split(".")[:2])
@@ -71,10 +71,8 @@ todo_include_todos = False
 # a list of builtin themes.
 html_theme = "sphinx_rtd_theme"
 
-html_style = "css/custom_theme.css"
-
 # Add any paths that contain custom themes here, relative to this directory.
-# html_theme_path = [sphinx_rtd_theme.get_html_theme_path()]
+html_theme_path = [sphinx_rtd_theme.get_html_theme_path()]
 
 # Add any paths that contain custom static files (such as style sheets) here,
 # relative to this directory. They are copied after the builtin static files,

mypy.ini

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [mypy]
-python_version = 3.14
+python_version = 3.8
 ignore_missing_imports = True
 
 [mypy-axes.migrations.*]

pyproject.toml

@@ -10,35 +10,35 @@ DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE = "tests.settings"
 legacy_tox_ini = """
 [tox]
 envlist =
-    py{310,311,312}-dj42
-    py{310,311,312,313}-dj52
-    py{312,313,314}-dj60
-    py314-djmain
-    py314-djqa
+    py{38,39,310,py38}-dj32
+    py{38,39,310,311,py38}-dj41
+    py{38,39,310,311,py38}-dj42
+    py311-djmain
+    py311-djqa
 
 [gh-actions]
 python =
+    3.8: py38
+    3.9: py39
     3.10: py310
     3.11: py311
-    3.12: py312
-    3.13: py313
-    3.14: py314
+    pypy-3.8: pypy38
 
 [gh-actions:env]
 DJANGO =
+    3.2: dj32
+    4.1: dj41
     4.2: dj42
-    5.2: dj52
-    6.0: dj60
     main: djmain
     qa: djqa
 
 # Normal test environment runs pytest which orchestrates other tools
 [testenv]
 deps =
-    -r requirements.txt
-    dj42: django>=4.2,<4.3
-    dj52: django>=5.2,<5.3
-    dj60: django>=6.0,<6.1
+    -r requirements-test.txt
+    dj32: django>=3.2,<3.3
+    dj41: django>=4.1,<4.2
+    dj42: django>=4.1,<4.2
     djmain: https://github.com/django/django/archive/main.tar.gz
 usedevelop = true
 commands = pytest
@@ -47,15 +47,16 @@ setenv =
 # Django development version is allowed to fail the test matrix
 ignore_outcome =
     djmain: True
+    pypy38: True
 ignore_errors =
     djmain: True
+    pypy38: True
 
 # QA runs type checks, linting, and code formatting checks
-[testenv:py314-djqa]
-stoponfail = false
-deps = -r requirements.txt
+[testenv:py311-djqa]
+deps = -r requirements-qa.txt
 commands =
     mypy axes
-    prospector axes
-    black --check --diff axes
+    prospector
+    black -t py38 --check --diff axes
 """

requirements-qa.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+black==23.7.0
+mypy==1.4.1
+prospector==1.10.2
+types-pkg_resources  # Type stub

requirements-test.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+-e .
+django-ipware>=3
+coverage==7.2.7
+pytest==7.4.0
+pytest-cov==4.1.0
+pytest-django==4.5.2
+pytest-subtests==0.11.0

requirements.txt

@@ -1,12 +1,5 @@
 -e .
-black==26.3.1
-coverage==7.13.4
-django-ipware>=3
-mypy==1.19.1
-prospector==1.18.0
-pytest-cov==7.0.0
-pytest-django==4.12.0
-pytest-subtests==0.15.0
-pytest==9.0.2
-sphinx_rtd_theme==3.1.0
-tox==4.49.1
+-r requirements-qa.txt
+-r requirements-test.txt
+sphinx_rtd_theme==1.2.2
+tox==4.6.4

setup.py

@@ -35,11 +35,8 @@ setup(
     package_dir={"axes": "axes"},
     use_scm_version=True,
     setup_requires=["setuptools_scm"],
-    python_requires=">=3.10",
-    install_requires=[
-        "django>=4.2",
-        "asgiref>=3.6.0",
-    ],
+    python_requires=">=3.7",
+    install_requires=["django>=3.2", "setuptools"],
     extras_require={
         "ipware": "django-ipware>=3",
     },
@@ -50,21 +47,21 @@ setup(
         "Environment :: Web Environment",
         "Environment :: Plugins",
         "Framework :: Django",
+        "Framework :: Django :: 3.2",
+        "Framework :: Django :: 4.1",
         "Framework :: Django :: 4.2",
-        "Framework :: Django :: 5.2",
-        "Framework :: Django :: 6.0",
         "Intended Audience :: Developers",
         "Intended Audience :: System Administrators",
         "License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License",
         "Operating System :: OS Independent",
         "Programming Language :: Python",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
+        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
+        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13",
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: CPython",
+        "Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: PyPy",
         "Topic :: Internet :: Log Analysis",
         "Topic :: Security",
         "Topic :: System :: Logging",

tests/base.py

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ from string import ascii_letters, digits
 from time import sleep
 
 from django.contrib.auth import get_user_model
-from django.contrib.auth.base_user import AbstractBaseUser
 from django.http import HttpRequest
 from django.test import TestCase
 from django.urls import reverse

tests/test_attempts.py

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from unittest.mock import patch
 
 from django.http import HttpRequest
-from django.test import override_settings, RequestFactory
+from django.test import override_settings
 from django.utils.timezone import now
 
 from axes.attempts import get_cool_off_threshold
@@ -15,13 +15,12 @@ class GetCoolOffThresholdTestCase(AxesTestCase):
     def test_get_cool_off_threshold(self):
         timestamp = now()
 
-        request = RequestFactory().post("/")
         with patch("axes.attempts.now", return_value=timestamp):
-            request.axes_attempt_time = timestamp
-            threshold_now = get_cool_off_threshold(request)
+            attempt_time = timestamp
+            threshold_now = get_cool_off_threshold(attempt_time)
 
-            request.axes_attempt_time = None
-            threshold_none = get_cool_off_threshold(request)
+            attempt_time = None
+            threshold_none = get_cool_off_threshold(attempt_time)
 
         self.assertEqual(threshold_now, threshold_none)
 

tests/test_checks.py

@@ -129,24 +129,3 @@ class ConfCheckTestCase(AxesTestCase):
     def test_valid_callable(self):
         warnings = run_checks()
         self.assertEqual(warnings, [])
-
-    def test_missing_settings_no_error(self):
-        warnings = run_checks()
-        self.assertEqual(warnings, [])
-
-
-class LockoutParametersCheckTestCase(AxesTestCase):
-    @override_settings(AXES_LOCKOUT_PARAMETERS=["ip_address", "username"])
-    def test_valid_configuration(self):
-        warnings = run_checks()
-        self.assertEqual(warnings, [])
-
-    @override_settings(AXES_LOCKOUT_PARAMETERS=["username", "user_agent"])
-    def test_invalid_configuration(self):
-        warnings = run_checks()
-        warning = Warning(
-            msg=Messages.LOCKOUT_PARAMETERS_INVALID,
-            hint=Hints.LOCKOUT_PARAMETERS_INVALID,
-            id=Codes.LOCKOUT_PARAMETERS_INVALID,
-        )
-        self.assertEqual(warnings, [warning])

tests/test_conf.py

@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-from django.test import TestCase
-from django.utils.functional import SimpleLazyObject
-
-
-class ConfTestCase(TestCase):
-    def test_axes_username_form_field_uses_lazy_evaluation(self):
-        """
-        Test that AXES_USERNAME_FORM_FIELD uses SimpleLazyObject for lazy evaluation.
-        This prevents circular import issues with custom user models (issue #1280).
-        """
-        from axes.conf import settings
-        
-        # Verify that AXES_USERNAME_FORM_FIELD is a SimpleLazyObject if not overridden
-        # This is only the case when the setting is not explicitly defined
-        username_field = settings.AXES_USERNAME_FORM_FIELD
-        
-        # The actual type depends on whether AXES_USERNAME_FORM_FIELD was overridden
-        # If it's using the default, it should be a SimpleLazyObject
-        # If overridden in settings, it could be a plain string
-        # Either way, it should be usable as a string
-        
-        # Force evaluation and verify it works
-        username_field_str = str(username_field)
-        
-        # Should get the default USERNAME_FIELD from the user model
-        # For the test suite, this is "username"
-        self.assertIsInstance(username_field_str, str)
-        self.assertTrue(len(username_field_str) > 0)
-    
-    def test_axes_username_form_field_evaluates_correctly(self):
-        """
-        Test that when AXES_USERNAME_FORM_FIELD is accessed, it correctly
-        resolves to the user model's USERNAME_FIELD.
-        """
-        from django.contrib.auth import get_user_model
-        from axes.conf import settings
-        
-        # Get the expected value
-        expected_username_field = get_user_model().USERNAME_FIELD
-        
-        # Get the actual value from axes settings
-        actual_username_field = str(settings.AXES_USERNAME_FORM_FIELD)
-        
-        # They should match
-        self.assertEqual(actual_username_field, expected_username_field)

tests/test_handlers.py

@@ -1,20 +1,18 @@
 from platform import python_implementation
 from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
-from datetime import datetime, timezone as dt_timezone
-from django.test import override_settings
-from django.utils import timezone
-from axes.handlers.database import AxesDatabaseHandler
-from axes.models import AccessAttempt, AccessLog, AccessFailureLog, AccessAttemptExpiration
 
 from pytest import mark
 
 from django.core.cache import cache
+from django.test import override_settings
 from django.urls import reverse
+from django.utils import timezone
 from django.utils.timezone import timedelta
 
 from axes.conf import settings
 from axes.handlers.proxy import AxesProxyHandler
 from axes.helpers import get_client_str
+from axes.models import AccessAttempt, AccessLog, AccessFailureLog
 from tests.base import AxesTestCase
 
 
@@ -238,6 +236,11 @@ class ResetAttemptsTestCase(AxesHandlerBaseTestCase):
     AXES_RESET_ON_SUCCESS=True,
     AXES_ENABLE_ACCESS_FAILURE_LOG=True,
 )
+@mark.xfail(
+    python_implementation() == "PyPy",
+    reason="PyPy implementation is flaky for this test",
+    strict=False,
+)
 class AxesDatabaseHandlerTestCase(AxesHandlerBaseTestCase):
     def test_handler_reset_attempts(self):
         self.create_attempt()
@@ -569,170 +572,3 @@ class AxesTestHandlerTestCase(AxesHandlerBaseTestCase):
 
     def test_handler_get_failures(self):
         self.assertEqual(0, AxesProxyHandler.get_failures(self.request, {}))
-
-
-@override_settings(AXES_HANDLER="axes.handlers.database.AxesDatabaseHandler", AXES_COOLOFF_TIME=timezone.timedelta(seconds=10))
-class AxesDatabaseHandlerExpirationFlagTestCase(AxesTestCase):
-    def setUp(self):
-        super().setUp()
-        self.handler = AxesDatabaseHandler()
-        self.mock_request = MagicMock()
-        self.mock_credentials = None
-
-    @override_settings(AXES_USE_ATTEMPT_EXPIRATION=True)
-    @patch("axes.handlers.database.log")
-    @patch("axes.models.AccessAttempt.objects.filter")
-    @patch("django.utils.timezone.now")
-    def test_clean_expired_user_attempts_expiration_true(self, mock_now, mock_filter, mock_log):
-        mock_now.return_value = datetime(2025, 1, 1, tzinfo=dt_timezone.utc)
-        mock_qs = MagicMock()
-        mock_filter.return_value = mock_qs
-        mock_qs.delete.return_value = (3, None)
-
-        count = self.handler.clean_expired_user_attempts(request=None, credentials=None)
-        mock_filter.assert_called_once_with(expiration__expires_at__lte=mock_now.return_value)
-        mock_qs.delete.assert_called_once()
-        mock_log.info.assert_called_with(
-            "AXES: Cleaned up %s expired access attempts from database that expiry were older than %s",
-            3,
-            mock_now.return_value,
-        )
-        self.assertEqual(count, 3)
-
-    @override_settings(AXES_USE_ATTEMPT_EXPIRATION=True)
-    @patch("axes.handlers.database.log")
-    def test_clean_expired_user_attempts_expiration_true_with_complete_deletion(self, mock_log):
-        AccessAttempt.objects.all().delete()
-        dummy_attempt = AccessAttempt.objects.create(
-            username="test_user",
-            ip_address="192.168.1.1",
-            failures_since_start=1,
-            user_agent="test_agent",
-        )
-        dummy_attempt.expiration = AccessAttemptExpiration.objects.create(
-            access_attempt=dummy_attempt,
-            expires_at=timezone.now() - timezone.timedelta(days=1)  # Set to expire in the past
-        )
-
-        count = self.handler.clean_expired_user_attempts(request=None, credentials=None)
-        mock_log.info.assert_called_once()
-
-        # comparing count=2, as one is the dummy attempt and one is the expiration
-        self.assertEqual(count, 2)
-        self.assertEqual(
-            AccessAttempt.objects.count(), 0
-        )
-        self.assertEqual(
-            AccessAttemptExpiration.objects.count(), 0
-        )
-
-    @override_settings(AXES_USE_ATTEMPT_EXPIRATION=True)
-    @patch("axes.handlers.database.log")
-    def test_clean_expired_user_attempts_expiration_true_with_partial_deletion(self, mock_log):
-
-        attempt_not_expired = AccessAttempt.objects.create(
-            username="test_user",
-            ip_address="192.168.1.1",
-            failures_since_start=1,
-            user_agent="test_agent",
-        )
-        attempt_not_expired.expiration = AccessAttemptExpiration.objects.create(
-            access_attempt=attempt_not_expired,
-            expires_at=timezone.now() + timezone.timedelta(days=1)  # Set to expire in the future
-        )
-
-        attempt_expired = AccessAttempt.objects.create(
-            username="test_user_2",
-            ip_address="192.168.1.2",
-            failures_since_start=1,
-            user_agent="test_agent",
-        )
-        attempt_expired.expiration = AccessAttemptExpiration.objects.create(
-            access_attempt=attempt_expired,
-            expires_at=timezone.now() - timezone.timedelta(days=1)  # Set to expire in the past
-        )
-
-        access_attempt_count = AccessAttempt.objects.count()
-        access_attempt_expiration_count = AccessAttemptExpiration.objects.count()
-
-        count = self.handler.clean_expired_user_attempts(request=None, credentials=None)
-        mock_log.info.assert_called_once()
-
-        # comparing count=2, as one is the dummy attempt and one is the expiration
-        self.assertEqual(count, 2)
-        self.assertEqual(
-            AccessAttempt.objects.count(), access_attempt_count - 1
-        )
-        self.assertEqual(
-            AccessAttemptExpiration.objects.count(), access_attempt_expiration_count - 1
-        )
-
-    @override_settings(AXES_USE_ATTEMPT_EXPIRATION=True)
-    @patch("axes.handlers.database.log")
-    def test_clean_expired_user_attempts_expiration_true_with_no_deletion(self, mock_log):
-
-        attempt_not_expired_1 = AccessAttempt.objects.create(
-            username="test_user",
-            ip_address="192.168.1.1",
-            failures_since_start=1,
-            user_agent="test_agent",
-        )
-        attempt_not_expired_1.expiration = AccessAttemptExpiration.objects.create(
-            access_attempt=attempt_not_expired_1,
-            expires_at=timezone.now() + timezone.timedelta(days=1)  # Set to expire in the future
-        )
-
-        attempt_not_expired_2 = AccessAttempt.objects.create(
-            username="test_user_2",
-            ip_address="192.168.1.2",
-            failures_since_start=1,
-            user_agent="test_agent",
-        )
-        attempt_not_expired_2.expiration = AccessAttemptExpiration.objects.create(
-            access_attempt=attempt_not_expired_2,
-            expires_at=timezone.now() + timezone.timedelta(days=2)  # Set to expire in the future
-        )
-
-        access_attempt_count = AccessAttempt.objects.count()
-        access_attempt_expiration_count = AccessAttemptExpiration.objects.count()
-
-        count = self.handler.clean_expired_user_attempts(request=None, credentials=None)
-        mock_log.info.assert_called_once()
-
-        # comparing count=2, as one is the dummy attempt and one is the expiration
-        self.assertEqual(count, 0)
-        self.assertEqual(
-            AccessAttempt.objects.count(), access_attempt_count 
-        )
-        self.assertEqual(
-            AccessAttemptExpiration.objects.count(), access_attempt_expiration_count
-        )
-
-    @override_settings(AXES_USE_ATTEMPT_EXPIRATION=False)
-    @patch("axes.handlers.database.log")
-    @patch("axes.handlers.database.get_cool_off_threshold")
-    @patch("axes.models.AccessAttempt.objects.filter")
-    def test_clean_expired_user_attempts_expiration_false(self, mock_filter, mock_get_threshold, mock_log):
-        mock_get_threshold.return_value = "fake-threshold"
-        mock_qs = MagicMock()
-        mock_filter.return_value = mock_qs
-        mock_qs.delete.return_value = (2, None)
-
-        count = self.handler.clean_expired_user_attempts(request=self.mock_request, credentials=None)
-        mock_filter.assert_called_once_with(attempt_time__lte="fake-threshold")
-        mock_qs.delete.assert_called_once()
-        mock_log.info.assert_called_with(
-            "AXES: Cleaned up %s expired access attempts from database that were older than %s",
-            2,
-            "fake-threshold",
-        )
-        self.assertEqual(count, 2)
-
-    @override_settings(AXES_COOLOFF_TIME=None)
-    @patch("axes.handlers.database.log")
-    def test_clean_expired_user_attempts_no_cooloff(self, mock_log):
-        count = self.handler.clean_expired_user_attempts(request=None, credentials=None)
-        mock_log.debug.assert_called_with(
-            "AXES: Skipping clean for expired access attempts because no AXES_COOLOFF_TIME is configured"
-        )
-        self.assertEqual(count, 0)

tests/test_helpers.py

@@ -59,38 +59,6 @@ class CacheTestCase(AxesTestCase):
     def test_get_cache_timeout_none(self):
         self.assertEqual(get_cache_timeout(), None)
 
-    def test_get_increasing_cache_timeout_by_username(self):
-        user_durations = {
-            "ben": timedelta(minutes=5),
-            "jen": timedelta(minutes=10),
-        }
-
-        def _callback(request):
-            username = request.POST["username"] if request else object()
-            previous_duration = user_durations.get(username, timedelta())
-            user_durations[username] = previous_duration + timedelta(minutes=5)
-            return user_durations[username]
-
-        rf = RequestFactory()
-        ben_req = rf.post("/", data={"username": "ben"})
-        jen_req = rf.post("/", data={"username": "jen"})
-        james_req = rf.post("/", data={"username": "james"})
-
-        with override_settings(AXES_COOLOFF_TIME=_callback):
-            with self.subTest("no username"):
-                self.assertEqual(get_cache_timeout(), 300)
-
-            with self.subTest("ben"):
-                self.assertEqual(get_cache_timeout(ben_req), 600)
-                self.assertEqual(get_cache_timeout(ben_req), 900)
-                self.assertEqual(get_cache_timeout(ben_req), 1200)
-
-            with self.subTest("jen"):
-                self.assertEqual(get_cache_timeout(jen_req), 900)
-
-            with self.subTest("james"):
-                self.assertEqual(get_cache_timeout(james_req), 300)
-
 
 class TimestampTestCase(AxesTestCase):
     def test_iso8601(self):
@@ -947,7 +915,7 @@ class LockoutResponseTestCase(AxesTestCase):
         self.assertEqual(type(response), HttpResponse)
 
 
-def mock_get_cool_off_str(req):
+def mock_get_cool_off_str():
     return timedelta(seconds=30)
 
 
@@ -972,7 +940,7 @@ class AxesCoolOffTestCase(AxesTestCase):
     def test_get_cool_off_float_gt_0(self):
         self.assertEqual(get_cool_off(), timedelta(seconds=6120))
 
-    @override_settings(AXES_COOLOFF_TIME=lambda r: timedelta(seconds=30))
+    @override_settings(AXES_COOLOFF_TIME=lambda: timedelta(seconds=30))
     def test_get_cool_off_callable(self):
         self.assertEqual(get_cool_off(), timedelta(seconds=30))
 
@@ -1013,16 +981,9 @@ def mock_get_lockout_response(request, credentials):
     return HttpResponse(status=400)
 
 
-def mock_get_lockout_response_with_original_response_param(
-    request, response, credentials
-):
-    return HttpResponse(status=400)
-
-
 class AxesLockoutTestCase(AxesTestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         self.request = HttpRequest()
-        self.response = HttpResponse()
         self.credentials = dict()
 
     def test_get_lockout_response(self):
@@ -1046,20 +1007,6 @@ class AxesLockoutTestCase(AxesTestCase):
         response = get_lockout_response(self.request, self.credentials)
         self.assertEqual(400, response.status_code)
 
-    @override_settings(
-        AXES_LOCKOUT_CALLABLE=mock_get_lockout_response_with_original_response_param
-    )
-    def test_get_lockout_response_override_callable_with_original_response_param(self):
-        response = get_lockout_response(self.request, self.response, self.credentials)
-        self.assertEqual(400, response.status_code)
-
-    @override_settings(
-        AXES_LOCKOUT_CALLABLE="tests.test_helpers.mock_get_lockout_response_with_original_response_param"
-    )
-    def test_get_lockout_response_override_path_with_original_response_param(self):
-        response = get_lockout_response(self.request, self.response, self.credentials)
-        self.assertEqual(400, response.status_code)
-
     @override_settings(AXES_LOCKOUT_CALLABLE=42)
     def test_get_lockout_response_override_invalid(self):
         with self.assertRaises(TypeError):

tests/test_logging.py

@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 from unittest.mock import patch
 
 from django.test import override_settings
+from django.urls import reverse
+from pkg_resources import get_distribution
 
-from axes import __version__
 from axes.apps import AppConfig
 from axes.models import AccessAttempt, AccessLog
 from tests.base import AxesTestCase
 
 _BEGIN = "AXES: BEGIN version %s, %s"
-_VERSION = __version__
+_VERSION = get_distribution("django-axes").version
 
 
 @patch("axes.apps.AppConfig.initialized", False)
@@ -58,21 +59,16 @@ class AppsTestCase(AxesTestCase):
 class AccessLogTestCase(AxesTestCase):
     def test_access_log_on_logout(self):
         """
-        Test a valid logout and make sure the logout_time is updated only for that.
+        Test a valid logout and make sure the logout_time is updated.
         """
 
         self.login(is_valid_username=True, is_valid_password=True)
-        latest_log = AccessLog.objects.latest("id")
-        self.assertIsNone(latest_log.logout_time)
-        other_log = self.create_log(session_hash='not-the-session')
-        self.assertIsNone(other_log.logout_time)
+        self.assertIsNone(AccessLog.objects.latest("id").logout_time)
 
-        response = self.logout()
+        response = self.client.post(reverse("admin:logout"))
         self.assertContains(response, "Logged out")
-        other_log.refresh_from_db()
-        self.assertIsNone(other_log.logout_time)
-        latest_log.refresh_from_db()
-        self.assertIsNotNone(latest_log.logout_time)
+
+        self.assertIsNotNone(AccessLog.objects.latest("id").logout_time)
 
     @override_settings(DATA_UPLOAD_MAX_NUMBER_FIELDS=1500)
     def test_log_data_truncated(self):
@@ -81,7 +77,7 @@ class AccessLogTestCase(AxesTestCase):
         """
 
         # An impossibly large post dict
-        extra_data = {"too-large-field": "x" * 2 ** 16}
+        extra_data = {"a" * x: x for x in range(1024)}
         self.login(**extra_data)
         self.assertEqual(len(AccessAttempt.objects.latest("id").post_data), 1024)
 
@@ -90,7 +86,7 @@ class AccessLogTestCase(AxesTestCase):
         AccessLog.objects.all().delete()
 
         response = self.login(is_valid_username=True, is_valid_password=True)
-        response = self.logout()
+        response = self.client.post(reverse("admin:logout"))
 
         self.assertEqual(AccessLog.objects.all().count(), 0)
         self.assertContains(response, "Logged out", html=True)
@@ -113,7 +109,7 @@ class AccessLogTestCase(AxesTestCase):
         AccessLog.objects.all().delete()
 
         response = self.login(is_valid_username=True, is_valid_password=True)
-        response = self.logout()
+        response = self.client.post(reverse("admin:logout"))
 
         self.assertEqual(AccessLog.objects.count(), 0)
         self.assertContains(response, "Logged out", html=True)

tests/test_management.py

@@ -56,22 +56,18 @@ class ManagementCommandTestCase(AxesTestCase):
             username="john.doe", ip_address="10.0.0.2", failures_since_start="15"
         )
 
-        AccessAttempt.objects.create(
-            username="richard.doe", ip_address="10.0.0.4", failures_since_start="12"
-        )
-
     def test_axes_list_attempts(self):
         out = StringIO()
         call_command("axes_list_attempts", stdout=out)
 
-        expected = "10.0.0.1\tjane.doe\t4\n10.0.0.2\tjohn.doe\t15\n10.0.0.4\trichard.doe\t12\n"
+        expected = "10.0.0.1\tjane.doe\t4\n10.0.0.2\tjohn.doe\t15\n"
         self.assertEqual(expected, out.getvalue())
 
     def test_axes_reset(self):
         out = StringIO()
         call_command("axes_reset", stdout=out)
 
-        expected = "3 attempts removed.\n"
+        expected = "2 attempts removed.\n"
         self.assertEqual(expected, out.getvalue())
 
     def test_axes_reset_not_found(self):
@@ -91,13 +87,6 @@ class ManagementCommandTestCase(AxesTestCase):
         expected = "1 attempts removed.\n"
         self.assertEqual(expected, out.getvalue())
 
-    def test_axes_reset_ip_username(self):
-        out = StringIO()
-        call_command("axes_reset_ip_username", "10.0.0.4", "richard.doe", stdout=out)
-
-        expected = "1 attempts removed.\n"
-        self.assertEqual(expected, out.getvalue())
-
     def test_axes_reset_ip_not_found(self):
         out = StringIO()
         call_command("axes_reset_ip", "10.0.0.3", stdout=out)