Monitor Failed Logins in Your Python Application

Security is a top priority in any Python 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 Python 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 Python Application

To begin monitoring failed logins in your Python 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.

Python Integration

Integrating Saashound into your Python 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.

import json
import requests

def log_event():
    api_url = 'https://api.saashound.co/log-event'
    payload = {
        "project": "project-name",
        "channel": "security-logs",
        "event": "Failed Login Attempt",
        "description": "Failed login attempt for user 'john_doe'.",
        "icon": "🚫",
        "notify": True  # Replace with the appropriate value
    }

    headers = {
        'Content-Type': 'application/json',
        'Authorization': 'Bearer API_TOKEN'  # Replace API_TOKEN with your actual API token
    }

    try:
        response = requests.post(api_url, data=json.dumps(payload), headers=headers)

        if 200 <= response.status_code < 300:
            print('Log event sent successfully!')
        else:
            print('Failed to send log event. Response code:', response.status_code)
    except requests.exceptions.RequestException as error:
        print('Error sending log event:', error)

log_event()

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 Python 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 Python application, promptly respond to potential threats, and uphold the trust and safety of your users’ accounts and data.