Limit login attempts by IP address

app/Http/Controllers/AuthController.php

@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@ use Log;
 use Mail;
 use View;
 use Utils;
-use Cookie;
-use Option;
+use Cache;
 use Session;
 use App\Events;
 use App\Models\User;
@@ -39,7 +38,11 @@ class AuthController extends Controller
         // it will return a null value.
         $user = $users->get($identification, $authType);
 
-        if (session('login_fails', 0) > 3) {
+        // Require CAPTCHA if user fails to login more than 3 times
+        $loginFailsCacheKey = sha1('login_fails_'.Utils::getClientIp());
+        $loginFails = (int) Cache::get($loginFailsCacheKey, 0);
+
+        if ($loginFails > 3) {
             $this->validate($request, ['captcha' => 'required|captcha']);
         }
 
@@ -53,14 +56,15 @@ class AuthController extends Controller
 
                 event(new Events\UserLoggedIn($user));
 
-                session()->forget('last_requested_path');
+                Cache::forget($loginFailsCacheKey);
 
                 return json(trans('auth.login.success'), 0);
             } else {
-                Session::put('login_fails', session('login_fails', 0) + 1);
+                // Increase the counter
+                Cache::put($loginFailsCacheKey, ++$loginFails);
 
                 return json(trans('auth.validation.password'), 1, [
-                    'login_fails' => session('login_fails')
+                    'login_fails' => $loginFails
                 ]);
             }
         }

resources/views/auth/login.tpl

@@ -26,8 +26,9 @@
 
 <script>
 Object.defineProperty(window, '__bs_data__', {
+    configurable: false,
     get: function () {
-        return Object.freeze({ tooManyFails: {{ session('login_fails') > 3 ? 'true' : 'false' }} })
+        return Object.freeze({ tooManyFails: {{ cache(sha1('login_fails_'.Utils::getClientIp())) > 3 ? 'true' : 'false' }} })
     }
 })
 </script>

tests/AuthControllerTest.php

@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ class AuthControllerTest extends TestCase
 
         $this->flushSession();
 
+        $loginFailsCacheKey = sha1('login_fails_'.Utils::getClientIp());
+
         // Logging in should be failed if password is wrong
         $this->postJson(
             '/auth/login', [
@@ -88,12 +90,12 @@ class AuthControllerTest extends TestCase
                 'msg' => trans('auth.validation.password'),
                 'login_fails' => 1
             ]
-        )->assertSessionHas('login_fails', 1);
+        );  // Unable to assert cache content since array driver has unexpected behaviors
 
         $this->flushSession();
 
         // Should check captcha if there are too many fails
-        $this->withSession(['login_fails' => 4])
+        $this->withCache([$loginFailsCacheKey => 4])
             ->postJson(
                 '/auth/login', [
                 'identification' => $user->email,
@@ -103,6 +105,7 @@ class AuthControllerTest extends TestCase
                 'msg' => trans('validation.required', ['attribute' => 'captcha'])
             ]);
 
+        $this->flushCache();
         $this->flushSession();
 
         // Should return a warning if user isn't existed
@@ -118,7 +121,8 @@ class AuthControllerTest extends TestCase
         $this->flushSession();
 
         // Should clean the `login_fails` session if logged in successfully
-        $this->withSession(['login_fails' => 1])->postJson('/auth/login', [
+        $this->withCache([$loginFailsCacheKey => 1])
+            ->postJson('/auth/login', [
             'identification' => $user->email,
             'password' => '12345678'
         ])->assertJson(
@@ -126,8 +130,10 @@ class AuthControllerTest extends TestCase
                 'errno' => 0,
                 'msg' => trans('auth.login.success')
             ]
-        )->assertSessionMissing('login_fails');
+        );
+        $this->assertCacheMissing($loginFailsCacheKey);
 
+        $this->flushCache();
         $this->flushSession();
 
         // Logged in should be in success if logged in with player name

tests/TestCase.php

@@ -43,6 +43,48 @@ class TestCase extends Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\TestCase
         return $this->actingAs($role);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Set the cache to the given array.
+     *
+     * @param  array  $data
+     * @param  int    $minutes
+     * @return $this
+     */
+    public function withCache(array $data, $minutes = 60)
+    {
+        foreach ($data as $key => $value) {
+            $this->app['cache.store']->put($key, $value, $minutes);
+        }
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Assert that the cache does not have a given key.
+     *
+     * @param  string|array  $key
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function assertCacheMissing($key)
+    {
+        if (is_array($key)) {
+            foreach ($key as $k) {
+                $this->assertCacheMissing($k);
+            }
+        } else {
+            $this->assertFalse($this->app['cache.store']->has($key), "Cache has unexpected key: $key");
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Flush all of the current cache data.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function flushCache()
+    {
+        $this->app['cache.store']->flush();
+    }
+
     protected function tearDown()
     {
         $this->beforeApplicationDestroyed(function () {