24, Jul 2023

MONITOR FAILED LOGINS WITH SWIFT LANGUAGE

Palzin Track Swift Use Cases

Monitor failed logins in your Swift application

In most Swift 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 Swift. 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 Swift


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.

Swift 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 Swift with URLSession


import Foundation  


\#if canImport(FoundationNetworking)  


import FoundationNetworking  


\#endif  


var semaphore = DispatchSemaphore (value: 0)  


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


let postData = parameters.data(using: .utf8)  


var request = URLRequest(url: URL(string: "https://api.palzin.live/v1/log")!,timeoutInterval: Double.infinity)  


request.addValue("application/json", forHTTPHeaderField: "Content-Type")  


request.addValue("Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN", forHTTPHeaderField: "Authorization")  


request.httpMethod = "POST"  


request.httpBody = postData  


let task = URLSession.shared.dataTask(with: request) { data, response, error in   


 guard let data = data else {  


 print(String(describing: error))  


 semaphore.signal()  


 return  


 }  


 print(String(data: data, encoding: .utf8)!)  


 semaphore.signal()  


}  


task.resume()  


semaphore.wait()

Swift 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 Swift applications.

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

Other use-cases for Palzin Track

  1. Monitor your CI/CD build status for your Swift application
  2. Monitor your CPU usage in your Swift application
  3. Monitor when database goes down in your Swift application
  4. Monitor high disk usage in your Swift application
  5. Monitor when a user changes their email address in your Swift application
  6. Monitor failed payments for your Swift application
  7. Monitor memory usage in your Swift application
  8. Monitor MySQL downtime in your Swift application
  9. Monitor when a new feature is used in your Swift application
  10. Monitor your Postgres downtime in your Swift application
  11. Monitor Redis downtime in your Swift application
  12. Monitor suspicious activity in your Swift application
  13. Monitor when a user exceeds the usage limit for your Swift service
  14. Monitor when a user is being rate limited in your Swift application
  15. Get a notification when your Swift code is done executing
  16. Send push notifications to your phone or desktop using Swift
  17. Track canceled subscriptions in your Swift application
  18. Track your Swift cron jobs
  19. Track when a file is uploaded to your Swift application
  20. Track when a form is submitted to your Swift application
  21. Track payment events via Swift
  22. Track user sign in events in Swift
  23. Monitor user signup events via Swift
  24. Track waitlist signup events via Swift

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