# SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later # lint: pylint """ Method ``link_token`` --------------------- The ``link_token`` method evaluates a request as :py:obj:`suspicious ` if the URL ``/client.css`` is not requested by the client. By adding a random component (the token) in the URL a bot can not send a ping by request a static URL. .. note:: This method requires a redis DB and needs a HTTP X-Forwarded-For_ header. To get in use of this method a flask URL route needs to be added: .. code:: python @app.route('/client.css', methods=['GET', 'POST']) def client_token(token=None): link_token.ping(request, token) return Response('', mimetype='text/css') And in the HTML template from flask a stylesheet link is needed (the value of ``link_token`` comes from :py:obj:`get_token`): .. code:: html .. _X-Forwarded-For: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/X-Forwarded-For """ import string import random import flask from searx import logger from searx import redisdb from searx.redislib import secret_hash TOKEN_LIVE_TIME = 600 """Livetime (sec) of limiter's CSS token.""" PING_LIVE_TIME = 3600 """Livetime (sec) of the ping-key from a client (request)""" PING_KEY = 'SearXNG_limiter.ping' """Prefix of all ping-keys generated by :py:obj:`get_ping_key`""" TOKEN_KEY = 'SearXNG_limiter.token' """Key for which the current token is stored in the DB""" logger = logger.getChild('botdetection.link_token') def is_suspicious(request: flask.Request, renew: bool = False): """Checks if there is a valid ping for this request, if not this request is rated as *suspicious*. If a valid ping exists and argument ``renew`` is ``True`` the expire time of this ping is reset to :py:obj:`PING_LIVE_TIME`. """ redis_client = redisdb.client() if not redis_client: return False ping_key = get_ping_key(request) if not redis_client.get(ping_key): logger.warning( "missing ping (IP: %s) / request: %s", request.headers.get('X-Forwarded-For', ''), ping_key, ) return True if renew: redis_client.set(ping_key, 1, ex=PING_LIVE_TIME) logger.debug("found ping for client request: %s", ping_key) return False def ping(request: flask.Request, token: str): """This function is called by a request to URL ``/client.css``. If ``token`` is valid a :py:obj:`PING_KEY` for the client is stored in the DB. The expire time of this ping-key is :py:obj:`PING_LIVE_TIME`. """ redis_client = redisdb.client() if not redis_client: return if not token_is_valid(token): return ping_key = get_ping_key(request) logger.debug("store ping for: %s", ping_key) redis_client.set(ping_key, 1, ex=PING_LIVE_TIME) def get_ping_key(request: flask.Request): """Generates a hashed key that fits (more or less) to a client (request). At least X-Forwarded-For_ is needed to be able to assign the request to an IP. """ return ( PING_KEY + "[" + secret_hash( request.headers.get('X-Forwarded-For', '') + request.headers.get('Accept-Language', '') + request.headers.get('User-Agent', '') ) + "]" ) def token_is_valid(token) -> bool: valid = token == get_token() logger.debug("token is valid --> %s", valid) return valid def get_token() -> str: """Returns current token. If there is no currently active token a new token is generated randomly and stored in the redis DB. - :py:obj:`TOKEN_LIVE_TIME` - :py:obj:`TOKEN_KEY` """ redis_client = redisdb.client() if not redis_client: # This function is also called when limiter is inactive / no redis DB # (see render function in webapp.py) return '12345678' token = redis_client.get(TOKEN_KEY) if token: token = token.decode('UTF-8') else: token = ''.join(random.choice(string.ascii_lowercase + string.digits) for _ in range(16)) redis_client.set(TOKEN_KEY, token, ex=TOKEN_LIVE_TIME) return token