Monitor Failed Logins in Your Go Application

Security is a top priority in any Go application, and monitoring failed login attempts is a critical aspect of protecting user accounts and preventing unauthorized access. By tracking failed login attempts, you can proactively detect potential security breaches, block suspicious activities, and safeguard your users’ sensitive information.

Saashound, a powerful real-time event tracking tool, provides seamless monitoring for failed logins in your Go application. By integrating Saashound directly into your application, you can effortlessly track failed login attempts in real-time and receive timely alerts whenever such incidents occur.

Connecting Saashound to Your Go Application

To begin monitoring failed logins in your Go application using Saashound, follow these simple steps:

1. Sign up for a free Saashound account to start tracking your application’s events.
2. Create your first project from the user-friendly dashboard.
3. Access the settings and securely copy your unique API token.

Go Integration

Integrating Saashound into your Go application is straightforward. Use the following code snippet to start tracking failed login attempts. Remember to replace API_TOKEN with your actual Saashound API token and update the project name to match your project.

package main

import (
  "bytes"
  "encoding/json"
  "fmt"
  "net/http"
)

func logEvent() {
  apiURL := "https://api.saashound.co/log-event"
  payload := map[string]interface{}{
    "project":     "project-name",
    "channel":     "security-logs",
    "event":       "Failed Login Attempt",
    "description": "Failed login attempt for user 'john_doe'.",
    "icon":        "🚫",
    "notify":      true
  }

  payloadBytes, err := json.Marshal(payload)
  if err != nil {
    fmt.Println("Error marshaling payload:", err)
    return
  }

  req, err := http.NewRequest("POST", apiURL, bytes.NewReader(payloadBytes))
  if err != nil {
    fmt.Println("Error creating request:", err)
    return
  }

  req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
  req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer API_TOKEN")

  client := http.DefaultClient
  resp, err := client.Do(req)
  if err != nil {
    fmt.Println("Error sending request:", err)
    return
  }
  defer resp.Body.Close()

  if resp.StatusCode >= 200 && resp.StatusCode < 300 {
    fmt.Println("Log event sent successfully!")
  } else {
    fmt.Println("Failed to send log event. Response code:", resp.StatusCode)
  }
}

func main() {
  logEvent()
}

With Saashound tracking failed login attempts, you can:

• Real-Time Notifications: Receive instant notifications when a login attempt fails, keeping you aware of potential security threats.
• Custom Alert Rules: Set up custom alert rules to notify your team of specific security patterns or excessive failed login attempts.
• Security Auditing: Maintain a historical log of failed login attempts, enabling security audits and investigations when necessary.
• Threat Identification: Identify patterns and potential security risks related to user authentication, helping you take proactive security measures.

Saashound Benefits

Saashound is designed to be user-friendly and accessible to developers and teams of all sizes. Here are some key benefits of using Saashound for monitoring failed logins in your Go application:

• Ease of Use: Saashound offers a no-code event tracking solution, making it simple for anyone to implement and use.
• Flexibility: Saashound can track various security-related events, ensuring comprehensive monitoring of your application’s security.
• Cross-Platform Support: Saashound’s cross-platform push notifications deliver alerts to your preferred devices, keeping you connected on the go.
• Event Filtering: Customize which security-related events to track and receive notifications for, focusing on the most critical data.
• Insights and Analytics: Utilize Saashound’s charts and analytics to visualize failed login attempt data and gain valuable insights.

By leveraging Saashound’s failed login monitoring capabilities, you can strengthen the security of your Go application, promptly respond to potential threats, and uphold the trust and safety of your users’ accounts and data.