diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
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+0.1
+===
+Initial Version
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,127 @@
 django-defender
 ===============
 
-A simple django reusable app that blocks people from brute forcing login attemps
+A simple django reusable app that blocks people from brute forcing login
+attempts. The goal is to make this as fast as possible, so that we do not
+slow down the login attempts.
+
+We will use a cache so that it doesn't have to hit the database in order to
+check the database on each login attempt. The first version will be based on
+Redis, but the goal is to make this configurable so that people can use what
+they want for a backend, so it is configurable.
+
+Version 0.1 will be very limited in features, it will only do a few things, but
+the goal is to do those things very well, and have full unit tests with docs.
+
+Goals for 0.1
+=============
+
+- Log all login attempts to the database
+- support for reverse proxies with different headers for IP addresses
+- rate limit based on:
+    - username
+    - ip address
+- use redis for the blacklist
+- configuration
+    - redis server
+        - host
+        - port
+        - database
+        - password
+        - key_prefix
+    - block length
+    - number of incorrect attempts before block
+- 100% code coverage
+- full documentation
+- admin pages
+    - list of blocked usernames and ip's
+    - ability to unblock people
+    - list of recent login attempts
+    - search by username for recent login attempts
+
+Long term goals
+===============
+
+- pluggable backends, so people can use something other then redis.
+- email users when their account is blocked
+- add a whitelist for username and ip's that we will never block (admin's, etc)
+- add a permanent black list
+    - ip address
+- scan for known proxy ip's and don't block requests coming from those
+(improve the chances that a good IP is blocked)
+- add management command to prune old (configurable) login attempts.
+
+Why not django-axes
+===================
+
+django-axes is great but it puts everything in the database, and this causes
+a bottle neck when you have a lot of data. It slows down the auth requests by
+as much as 200-300ms. This might not be much for some sites, but for others it
+is too long.
+
+This started out as a fork of django-axes, and is using as much of their code
+as possible, and removing the parts not needed, and speeding up the lookups
+to improve the login.
+
+requirements
+============
+
+- django >= 1.6 (may work is previous versions, but not officially supported)
+- redis
+
+
+How it works
+============
+
+1. When someone tries to login, we first check to see if they are currently
+blocked. We check the username they are trying to use, as well as the IP
+address. If they are blocked, goto step 10. If not blocked go to step 2.
+
+2. They are not blocked, so we check to see if the login was valid. If valid
+go to step 20. If not valid go to step 3.
+
+3. Login attempt wasn't valid. Add their username and IP address for this
+attempt to the cache. If this brings them over the limit, add them to the
+blocked list, and then goto step 10. If not over the limit goto step 4.
+
+4. login was invalid, but not over the limit. Send them back to the login screen
+to try again.
+
+
+10. User is blocked: Send them to the blocked page, telling them they are
+blocked, and give an estimate on when they will be unblocked.
+
+20. Login is valid. Reset any failed login attempts, and forward to their
+destination.
+
+
+Cache backend:
+==============
+IP_attempts (count, TTL)
+username_attempts (count, TTL)
+ip_blocks (list) # how to expire when in a list?
+username_blocks (list) # how to expire item in the list?
+
+
+prefix:failed:ip:[ip] (count, expires)
+prefix:failed:username:[username] (count, expires)
+prefix:blocked:ip:[ip] (true, TTL)
+prefix:blocked:username:[username] (true, TTL)
+
+
+# example of how to do rate limiting by IP
+# assuming it is 10 requests being the limit
+# this assumes there is a DECAY of DECAY_TIME
+# to remove invalid logins after a set number of time
+# For every incorrect login, we reset the block time.
+
+FUNCTION LIMIT_API_CALL(ip)
+current = LLEN(ip)
+IF current > 10 THEN
+    ERROR "too many requests per second"
+ELSE
+    MULTI
+        RPUSH(ip, ip)
+        EXPIRE(ip, DECAY_TIME)
+    EXEC
+END
diff --git a/defender/__init__.py b/defender/__init__.py
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diff --git a/defender/admin.py b/defender/admin.py
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+from django.contrib import admin
+
+from .models import AccessAttempt
+
+
+class AccessAttemptAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
+    list_display = (
+        'attempt_time',
+        'ip_address',
+        'user_agent',
+        'username',
+        'path_info',
+        'login_valid',
+    )
+
+    list_filter = [
+        'attempt_time',
+        'ip_address',
+        'username',
+        'path_info',
+    ]
+
+    search_fields = [
+        'ip_address',
+        'username',
+        'user_agent',
+        'path_info',
+    ]
+
+    date_hierarchy = 'attempt_time'
+
+    fieldsets = (
+        (None, {
+            'fields': ('path_info', 'login_valid')
+        }),
+        ('Form Data', {
+            'fields': ('get_data', 'post_data')
+        }),
+        ('Meta Data', {
+            'fields': ('user_agent', 'ip_address', 'http_accept')
+        })
+    )
+
+admin.site.register(AccessAttempt, AccessAttemptAdmin)
diff --git a/defender/decorators.py b/defender/decorators.py
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+import logging
+import socket
+
+import redis
+from django.conf import settings
+from django.http import HttpResponse
+from django.http import HttpResponseRedirect
+from django.shortcuts import render_to_response
+from django.template import RequestContext
+from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy
+
+from .models import AccessAttempt
+
+REDIS_HOST = settings.REDIS_HOST
+REDIS_PORT = settings.REDIS_PORT
+REDIS_PASSWORD = settings.REDIS_PASSWORD
+REDIS_DB = settings.REDIS_DB
+
+# see if the user has overridden the failure limit
+FAILURE_LIMIT = getattr(settings, 'DEFENDER_LOGIN_FAILURE_LIMIT', 3)
+
+USE_USER_AGENT = getattr(settings, 'DEFENDER_USE_USER_AGENT', False)
+
+# use a specific username field to retrieve from login POST data
+USERNAME_FORM_FIELD = getattr(settings,
+                              'DEFENDER_USERNAME_FORM_FIELD',
+                              'username')
+
+# see if the django app is sitting behind a reverse proxy
+BEHIND_REVERSE_PROXY = getattr(settings,
+                               'DEFENDER_BEHIND_REVERSE_PROXY',
+                               False)
+# the prefix for these keys in your cache.
+CACHE_PREFIX = getattr(settings,
+                       'DEFENDER_CACHE_PREFIX',
+                       False)
+
+# if the django app is behind a reverse proxy, look for the
+# ip address using this HTTP header value
+REVERSE_PROXY_HEADER = getattr(settings,
+                               'DEFENDER_REVERSE_PROXY_HEADER',
+                               'HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR')
+
+# how long to wait before the bad login attempt gets forgotten. in seconds.
+COOLOFF_TIME = getattr(settings, 'DEFENDER_COOLOFF_TIME', 300)  # seconds
+
+LOCKOUT_TEMPLATE = getattr(settings, 'DEFENDER_LOCKOUT_TEMPLATE', None)
+VERBOSE = getattr(settings, 'DEFENDER_VERBOSE', True)
+
+ERROR_MESSAGE = ugettext_lazy("Please enter a correct username and password. "
+                              "Note that both fields are case-sensitive.")
+
+redis_server = redis.StrictRedis(
+    host=REDIS_HOST, port=REDIS_PORT, db=REDIS_DB, password=REDIS_PASSWORD)
+
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+def is_valid_ip(ip_address):
+    """ Check Validity of an IP address """
+    valid = True
+    try:
+        socket.inet_aton(ip_address.strip())
+    except:
+        valid = False
+    return valid
+
+
+def get_ip_address_from_request(request):
+    """ Makes the best attempt to get the client's real IP or return
+        the loopback """
+    PRIVATE_IPS_PREFIX = ('10.', '172.', '192.', '127.')
+    ip_address = ''
+    x_forwarded_for = request.META.get('HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR', '')
+    if x_forwarded_for and ',' not in x_forwarded_for:
+        if not x_forwarded_for.startswith(PRIVATE_IPS_PREFIX) and is_valid_ip(
+                x_forwarded_for):
+            ip_address = x_forwarded_for.strip()
+    else:
+        ips = [ip.strip() for ip in x_forwarded_for.split(',')]
+        for ip in ips:
+            if ip.startswith(PRIVATE_IPS_PREFIX):
+                continue
+            elif not is_valid_ip(ip):
+                continue
+            else:
+                ip_address = ip
+                break
+    if not ip_address:
+        x_real_ip = request.META.get('HTTP_X_REAL_IP', '')
+        if x_real_ip:
+            if not x_real_ip.startswith(PRIVATE_IPS_PREFIX) and is_valid_ip(
+                    x_real_ip):
+                ip_address = x_real_ip.strip()
+    if not ip_address:
+        remote_addr = request.META.get('REMOTE_ADDR', '')
+        if remote_addr:
+            if not remote_addr.startswith(PRIVATE_IPS_PREFIX) and is_valid_ip(
+                    remote_addr):
+                ip_address = remote_addr.strip()
+            if remote_addr.startswith(PRIVATE_IPS_PREFIX) and is_valid_ip(
+                    remote_addr):
+                ip_address = remote_addr.strip()
+    if not ip_address:
+            ip_address = '127.0.0.1'
+    return ip_address
+
+
+def get_ip(request):
+    """ get the ip address from the request """
+    if not BEHIND_REVERSE_PROXY:
+        ip = get_ip_address_from_request(request)
+    else:
+        ip = request.META.get(REVERSE_PROXY_HEADER, '')
+        ip = ip.split(",", 1)[0].strip()
+        if ip == '':
+            ip = request.META.get('REMOTE_ADDR', '')
+    return ip
+
+
+def get_lockout_url():
+    """ get the lockout url from the settings """
+    return getattr(settings, 'DEFENDER_LOCKOUT_URL', None)
+
+
+def get_ip_attempt_cache_key(ip):
+    """ get the cache key by ip """
+    return "{0}:failed:ip:{1}".format(CACHE_PREFIX, ip)
+
+
+def get_username_attempt_cache_key(username):
+    """ get the cache key by username """
+    return "{0}:failed:username:{1}".format(CACHE_PREFIX, username)
+
+
+def get_ip_blocked_cache_key(ip):
+    """ get the cache key by ip """
+    return "{0}:blocked:ip:{1}".format(CACHE_PREFIX, ip)
+
+
+def get_username_blocked_cache_key(username):
+    """ get the cache key by username """
+    return "{0}:blocked:username:{1}".format(CACHE_PREFIX, username)
+
+
+def increment_key(key):
+    """ given a key increment the value """
+    # TODO make this one transaction, not two different ones.
+    new_value = redis_server.incr(key, 1)
+    redis_server.expire(key, COOLOFF_TIME)
+    return new_value
+
+
+def get_user_attempts(request):
+    """Returns number of access attempts for this ip, username
+    """
+    ip = get_ip(request)
+
+    username = request.POST.get(USERNAME_FORM_FIELD, None)
+
+    # get by IP
+    ip_count = redis_server.get(get_ip_attempt_cache_key(ip))
+    if not ip_count:
+        ip_count = 0
+
+    # get by username
+    username_count = redis_server.get(get_username_attempt_cache_key(username))
+    if not username_count:
+        username_count = 0
+
+    # return the larger of the two.
+    return max(ip_count, username_count)
+
+
+def block_ip(ip):
+    """ given the ip, block it"""
+    key = get_ip_blocked_cache_key(ip)
+    redis_server.set(key, COOLOFF_TIME)
+
+
+def block_username(username):
+    """ given the username block it. """
+    key = get_username_blocked_cache_key(username)
+    redis_server.set(key, COOLOFF_TIME)
+
+
+def record_failed_attempt(ip, username):
+    """ record the failed login attempt """
+    # increment the failed count, and get current number
+    ip_count = increment_key(get_ip_attempt_cache_key(ip))
+    user_count = increment_key(get_username_attempt_cache_key(username))
+
+    # if either are over the limit, add to block
+    if ip_count > FAILURE_LIMIT or user_count > FAILURE_LIMIT:
+        block_ip(ip)
+        block_username(username)
+        return False
+    return True
+
+
+def reset_failed_attempts(ip, username):
+    """ reset the failed attempts for these ip's and usernames """
+    redis_server.delete(get_ip_attempt_cache_key(ip))
+    redis_server.delete(get_username_attempt_cache_key(username))
+    redis_server.delete(get_username_blocked_cache_key(username))
+    redis_server.delete(get_ip_blocked_cache_key(ip))
+
+
+def lockout_response(request):
+    """ if we are locked out, here is the response """
+    if LOCKOUT_TEMPLATE:
+        context = {
+            'cooloff_time': COOLOFF_TIME,
+            'failure_limit': FAILURE_LIMIT,
+        }
+        return render_to_response(LOCKOUT_TEMPLATE, context,
+                                  context_instance=RequestContext(request))
+
+    LOCKOUT_URL = get_lockout_url()
+    if LOCKOUT_URL:
+        return HttpResponseRedirect(LOCKOUT_URL)
+
+    if COOLOFF_TIME:
+        return HttpResponse("Account locked: too many login attempts.  "
+                            "Please try again later.")
+    else:
+        return HttpResponse("Account locked: too many login attempts.  "
+                            "Contact an admin to unlock your account.")
+
+
+def is_already_locked(request):
+    """ Is this IP/username already locked? """
+    ip_address = get_ip(request)
+    username = request.POST.get(USERNAME_FORM_FIELD, None)
+
+    # ip blocked?
+    ip_blocked = redis_server.get(get_ip_blocked_cache_key(ip_address))
+    if not ip_blocked:
+        ip_blocked = False
+
+    # username blocked?
+    user_blocked = redis_server.get(get_username_blocked_cache_key(username))
+    if not user_blocked:
+        user_blocked = False
+
+    return ip_blocked or user_blocked
+
+
+def check_request(request, login_unsuccessful):
+    """ check the request, and process results"""
+    ip_address = get_ip(request)
+    username = request.POST.get(USERNAME_FORM_FIELD, None)
+    result = True
+
+    if login_unsuccessful:
+        # add a failed attempt for this user
+        result = record_failed_attempt(ip_address, username)
+    else:
+        # user logged in -- forget the failed attempts
+        reset_failed_attempts(ip_address, username)
+
+    return result
+
+
+def watch_login(func):
+    """
+    Used to decorate the django.contrib.admin.site.login method.
+    """
+
+    def decorated_login(request, *args, **kwargs):
+        # if the request is currently under lockout, do not proceed to the
+        # login function, go directly to lockout url, do not pass go, do not
+        # collect messages about this login attempt
+        if is_already_locked(request):
+            return lockout_response(request)
+
+        # call the login function
+        response = func(request, *args, **kwargs)
+
+        if func.__name__ == 'decorated_login':
+            # if we're dealing with this function itself, don't bother checking
+            # for invalid login attempts.  I suppose there's a bunch of
+            # recursion going on here that used to cause one failed login
+            # attempt to generate 10+ failed access attempt records (with 3
+            # failed attempts each supposedly)
+            return response
+
+        if request.method == 'POST':
+            # see if the login was successful
+            login_unsuccessful = (
+                response and
+                not response.has_header('location') and
+                response.status_code != 302
+            )
+
+            AccessAttempt.objects.create(
+                user_agent=request.META.get('HTTP_USER_AGENT',
+                                            '<unknown>')[:255],
+                ip_address=get_ip(request),
+                username=request.POST.get(USERNAME_FORM_FIELD, None),
+                http_accept=request.META.get('HTTP_ACCEPT', '<unknown>'),
+                path_info=request.META.get('PATH_INFO', '<unknown>'),
+                login_valid=not login_unsuccessful,
+            )
+            if check_request(request, login_unsuccessful):
+                return response
+
+            return lockout_response(request)
+
+        return response
+
+    return decorated_login
diff --git a/defender/models.py b/defender/models.py
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+from django.db import models
+
+
+class AccessAttempt(models.Model):
+    user_agent = models.CharField(
+        max_length=255,
+    )
+    ip_address = models.GenericIPAddressField(
+        verbose_name='IP Address',
+        null=True,
+    )
+    username = models.CharField(
+        max_length=255,
+        null=True,
+    )
+    http_accept = models.CharField(
+        verbose_name='HTTP Accept',
+        max_length=1025,
+    )
+    path_info = models.CharField(
+        verbose_name='Path',
+        max_length=255,
+    )
+    attempt_time = models.DateTimeField(
+        auto_now_add=True,
+    )
+    login_valid = models.BooleanField(
+        default=False,
+    )
+
+    class Meta:
+        abstract = True
+        ordering = ['-attempt_time']
diff --git a/defender/views.py b/defender/views.py
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+++ b/defender/views.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# no views required.
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
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+++ b/setup.py
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+try:
+    from setuptools import setup
+except ImportError:
+    from distutils.core import setup
+
+
+version = '0.1'
+
+setup(name='django-defender',
+      version=version,
+      description="redis based Django app that locks out users after too "
+      "many failed login attempts.",
+      long_description=open('README.md').read(),
+      classifiers=[
+          'Development Status :: 4 - Beta',
+          'Framework :: Django',
+          'Intended Audience :: Developers',
+          'License :: OSI Approved :: Apache 2 License',
+          'Operating System :: OS Independent',
+          'Programming Language :: Python',
+          'Topic :: Internet :: WWW/HTTP :: Dynamic Content',
+          'Topic :: Security',
+          'Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries',
+          'Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules', ],
+      keywords='django, cache, security, authentication',
+      author='Ken Cochrane',
+      url='https://github.com/kencochrane/django-defender',
+      author_email='kencochrane@gmail.com',
+      license='Apache 2',
+      packages=['defender'],
+      install_requires=['django==1.6.7', 'redis==2.10.3', 'hiredis==0.1.4', ],
+
+      )