MONITOR FAILED LOGINS WITH OCAML LANGUAGE

Monitor failed logins in your OCaml application

In most Ocaml applications, user authentication is a fundamental requirement to control access, safeguard security, and prevent issues like API misuse. Authentication methods can vary, with common approaches including basic authentication, social logins (e.g., Google, Facebook), and more.

Irrespective of the chosen authentication method, dealing with failed login attempts is a frequent concern. Failures can result from incorrect credentials or other factors like login attempts by unauthorized users trying to breach the system. In such scenarios, it is essential to monitor and respond appropriately to failed login attempts. For instance, identifying users repeatedly struggling to log in may prompt us to offer assistance, while cases of brute-force attacks may require immediate actions such as IP address blocking, notifying the targeted user, and more.

Enter Palzin Track, our solution for effective monitoring and issue tracking. Palzin Track is a robust, real-time event tracking tool seamlessly integrated with Ocaml. Setting up real-time event tracking for critical application aspects is made straightforward. Additionally, we offer advanced features for taking event tracking to the next level, including user journey creation, analytics, insights, and more.

Consider the example of handling failed logins. With Palzin Track, we can configure it to track failed login attempts and provide notifications when unusual activity is detected. This empowers us to maintain a constant vigilance over our application's security and take prompt action when necessary.

Connect Palzin Track to OCaml

Setting up Palzin Track

1. Sign up for a free Palzin Track account.
2. Create your first project from the dashboard.
3. Head to settings and copy your API token.

OCaml code snippets

To track failed logins, you can use the following code snippet Please ensure to replace YOUR_API_TOKEN with your API token and update the project and channel names.

Using OCaml with Cohttp

open Lwt  


open Cohttp  


open Cohttp_lwt_unix  


let postData = ref "{\"project\":\"my-project\",\"channel\":\"status\",\"event\":\"Failed Login Attempt\",\"description\":\"Detected 3 failed login attempts in the last 5 minutes\",\"icon\":\"⚠️\",\"notify\":true}";;  


let reqBody =   


 let uri = Uri.of_string "https://api.palzin.live/v1/log" in  


 let headers = Header.init ()  


 |> fun h -> Header.add h "Content-Type" "application/json"  


 |> fun h -> Header.add h "Authorization" "Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN"  


 in  


 let body = Cohttp_lwt.Body.of_string !postData in  


 Client.call ~headers ~body `POST uri >>= fun (_resp, body) ->  


 body |> Cohttp_lwt.Body.to_string >|= fun body -> body  


let () =  


 let respBody = Lwt_main.run reqBody in  


 print_endline (respBody)

OCaml integration details

We believe that event tracking should be simple and accessible to every developer and team. Therefore, we have worked hard to create the next generation of event-tracking tools. As a result, Palzin Track is flexible and easy to use, making it a great companion for your OCaml applications.

We would love to see you use Palzin Track to track every aspect of your OCaml application. So please give us a try and let us know what you think!

Other use-cases for Palzin Track

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6. Monitor failed payments for your OCaml application
7. Monitor memory usage in your OCaml application
8. Monitor MySQL downtime in your OCaml application
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10. Monitor your Postgres downtime in your OCaml application
11. Monitor Redis downtime in your OCaml application
12. Monitor suspicious activity in your OCaml application
13. Monitor when a user exceeds the usage limit for your OCaml service
14. Monitor when a user is being rate limited in your OCaml application
15. Get a notification when your OCaml code is done executing
16. Send push notifications to your phone or desktop using OCaml
17. Track canceled subscriptions in your OCaml application
18. Track your OCaml cron jobs
19. Track when a file is uploaded to your OCaml application
20. Track when a form is submitted to your OCaml application
21. Track payment events via OCaml
22. Track user sign in events in OCaml
23. Monitor user signup events via OCaml
24. Track waitlist signup events via OCaml