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Codex [ FastAPI ] Add HTTPBasic brute force protection#1155

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Codex [ FastAPI ] Add HTTPBasic brute force protection#1155
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@cerredz cerredz commented May 16, 2026

/claim #800

Summary:

  • Adds opt-in HTTPBasicWithProtection while leaving existing HTTPBasic behavior unchanged.
  • Tracks failed authentication attempts per client IP in a configurable time window and returns 429 with Retry-After when locked out.
  • Resets the failure counter after successful credential validation.
  • Adds hash_password and verify_password helpers using hashlib PBKDF2 plus constant-time comparison.
  • Exports the new class from fastapi.security and adds focused regression coverage.

Validation:

  • uv run python -m pytest tests/test_security_http_basic_protection.py tests/test_security_http_basic_optional.py tests/test_security_http_basic_realm.py tests/test_security_http_basic_realm_description.py -q
  • uv run ruff check fastapi/security/http.py fastapi/security/__init__.py tests/test_security_http_basic_protection.py
  • uv run ruff format --check fastapi/security/http.py fastapi/security/__init__.py tests/test_security_http_basic_protection.py
  • python -m compileall -q fastapi/security/http.py fastapi/security/__init__.py tests/test_security_http_basic_protection.py
  • git diff --check HEAD~1..HEAD

Note: I intentionally did not add .generation_meta.json because it asks for full prompt/runtime/session provenance rather than product code.

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Unfortunately the changes in this PR didn't fully resolve the issue. Please rework your solution and submit a new pull request.

Make sure to review the acceptance criteria in the linked issue and verify all conditions are met before resubmitting. See CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.

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