Webserver, failed logins

I've asked this before, and it seems like there is a way, but I forget what it is: is there a way to monitor failed logins (i.e. hack attempts) on the web server?

Yes, there is. Please send us an email to get the details.

@ CommitCRM support does this notify in the former of an email? Or does this method rely on me manually checking the log for failures?

It tracks failed logins and some other related information. It does not email you on each failed alert. We will be happy to provide you with more details on how to check this by email.

if anyone is interested i have written a VB Script to monitor the log file and email you when failures occur

Lol, I'll sign up! Was going to use my RMM tool, but your plan will work too.

The below script can be used to monitor any text based log file for pre determined text strings, it will only send you new events as it detects them and not send the entire history every time. just copy and paste to a text file and save with a .vbs extension then schedule a task to run every 5 minutes and you will know about invalid log on attempts as they happen.


Const cdoSendUsingMethod = "http://schemas.microsoft.com/cdo/configuration/sendusing", _
cdoSendUsingPort = 2, _
cdoSMTPServer = "http://schemas.microsoft.com/cdo/configuration/smtpserver"
Const ForReading = 1

Dim intStartAtLine, strFileCreateddate, i, strResults, strTextToScanFor

'who are you mailing to?
strMailto = "recipient@domain.com.au"

'default email address the message will be from
strMailFrom = "monitor@domain.com.au"

'set SMTP email server address here
strSMTPServer = "0.0.0.0"

'full path to the file you wish to monitor
FileToRead = "\\full\path\to\logfile.TXT"

Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")

On Error Resume Next
strLastFileCheckedCreateDate = WshShell.RegRead("HKLM\Software\RDScripts\CheckTXT File\CreateDate")
strLastFileLastLineChecked = WshShell.RegRead("HKLM\Software\RDScripts\CheckTXT File\LastLineChecked")

On Error GoTo 0

Set objFSO = WScript.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set varFile = objFSO.GetFile(FileToRead)

'add more text to scan for by adding ,"item" to the array below
' for example, to search for two strings:
' array("text1","text2")
arrTextToScanFor = Array("Invalid User Name or Password","error")

strFileCreateDate = varfile.datecreated

If CStr(strFileCreateDate) = CStr(strLastFileCheckedCreateDate) Then
'if the date when the current file was created DOES equal
' the date of the file that was checked last time - it's
' the same file.
'
'so, we would want to CONTINUE the search from where we
' last left off.
'MsgBox "TEST!"
intStartAtLine = strLastFileLastLineChecked


ElseIf strFileCreateDate <> strLastFileCheckedCreateDate Then
'if the date when the current file was created does not equal
' the date of the file that was checked last time - it's
' a new file that has been created.
'
'so, we would want to begin the search from the beginning of
' the file.

intStartAtLine = 0

End If

i = 0
Dim strNextLine
'MsgBox intStartAtLine



Set objTextFile = objFSO.OpenTextFile(FileToRead, ForReading)
Do While objTextFile.AtEndOfStream <> True
If i < CInt(intStartAtLine) Then
objTextFile.skipline
Else
'MsgBox i
strNextLine = objTextFile.Readline
For each strItem in arrTextToScanFor

If InStr(LCase(strNextLine),LCase(strItem)) Then
strResults = strNextLine & vbcrlf & strResults
'MsgBox strResults
End If
Next
End If
i = i + 1

Loop
'MsgBox strResults
objTextFile.close

set WshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
WshShell.RegWrite "HKLM\Software\RDScripts\CheckTXTFile\FileChecked" , FileToRead, "REG_SZ"
WshShell.RegWrite "HKLM\Software\RDScripts\CheckTXTFile\CreateDa te", strFileCreateDate, "REG_SZ"
WshShell.RegWrite "HKLM\Software\RDScripts\CheckTXTFile\LastLineChec ked", i, "REG_SZ"
WshShell.RegWrite "HKLM\Software\RDScripts\CheckTXTFile\LastScanned" , Now, "REG_SZ"
set WshShell = nothing
'Insert email subject line below
If strResults <> "" Then Call sendmail(strMailFrom,strMailTo,"Email Subject",strResults)

'------------------------------------------------------------------------
'Function EmailFile - email the warning file
'------------------------------------------------------------------------
Function SendMail(strFrom,strTo,strSubject,strMessage)
Dim iMsg, iConf, Flds
On Error GoTo 0

'// Create the CDO connections.
Set iMsg = CreateObject("CDO.Message")
Set iConf = CreateObject("CDO.Configuration")
Set Flds = iConf.Fields


'// SMTP server configuration.
With Flds
.Item(cdoSendUsingMethod) = cdoSendUsingPort

'// Set the SMTP server address here.
.Item(cdoSMTPServer) = strSMTPServer
.Update
End With

'// Set the message properties.
With iMsg
Set .Configuration = iConf
.To = strMailTo
.From = strMailFrom
.Subject = strSubject
.TextBody = strMessage
End With

'iMsg.HTMLBody = strMessage

'// Send the message.

iMsg.Send ' send the message.

If CStr(err.number) <> 0 Then

Else

End If
End Function