From 9d7456fd6c49fbd96f03f6a5dedd6ba05e924d0a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Markus Heiser Date: Sat, 27 May 2023 18:58:06 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] [fix] limiter.toml: botdetection.ip_limit turn off link_token by default To activate the ``link_token`` method in the ``ip_limit`` method add the following to your ``/etc/searxng/limiter.toml``:: [botdetection.ip_limit] link_token = true Related: https://github.com/searxng/searxng/pull/2357#issuecomment-1554116941 Signed-off-by: Markus Heiser --- searx/botdetection/ip_limit.py | 15 ++++++++++++--- searx/botdetection/limiter.toml | 2 +- 2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/searx/botdetection/ip_limit.py b/searx/botdetection/ip_limit.py index 2646920c2..e72015190 100644 --- a/searx/botdetection/ip_limit.py +++ b/searx/botdetection/ip_limit.py @@ -9,9 +9,18 @@ bot request. This method requires a redis DB and needs a HTTP X-Forwarded-For_ header. To take privacy only the hash value of an IP is stored in the redis DB and at least for a maximum of 10 minutes. -The :py:obj:`link_token` method is used to investigate whether a request is -*suspicious*. If the :py:obj:`link_token` method is activated and a request is -*suspicious* the request rates are reduced: +The :py:obj:`.link_token` method can be used to investigate whether a request is +*suspicious*. To activate the :py:obj:`.link_token` method in the +:py:obj:`.ip_limit` method add the following to your +``/etc/searxng/limiter.toml``: + +.. code:: toml + + [botdetection.ip_limit] + link_token = true + +If the :py:obj:`.link_token` method is activated and a request is *suspicious* +the request rates are reduced: - :py:obj:`BURST_MAX` -> :py:obj:`BURST_MAX_SUSPICIOUS` - :py:obj:`LONG_MAX` -> :py:obj:`LONG_MAX_SUSPICIOUS` diff --git a/searx/botdetection/limiter.toml b/searx/botdetection/limiter.toml index 30cd1b53c..28c4e7589 100644 --- a/searx/botdetection/limiter.toml +++ b/searx/botdetection/limiter.toml @@ -1,3 +1,3 @@ [botdetection.ip_limit] -link_token = true \ No newline at end of file +link_token = false \ No newline at end of file