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+require_relative "../spec_helper"
+require "timecop"
+
+describe "fail2ban" do
+  before do
+    Rack::Attack.cache.store = ActiveSupport::Cache::MemoryStore.new
+
+    Rack::Attack.blocklist("fail2ban pentesters") do |request|
+      Rack::Attack::Fail2Ban.filter(request.ip, maxretry: 2, findtime: 30, bantime: 60) do
+        request.path.include?("private-place")
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "returns OK for many requests to non filtered path" do
+    get "/"
+    assert_equal 200, last_response.status
+
+    get "/"
+    assert_equal 200, last_response.status
+  end
+
+  it "forbids access to private path" do
+    get "/private-place"
+    assert_equal 403, last_response.status
+  end
+
+  it "returns OK for non filtered path if yet not reached maxretry limit" do
+    get "/private-place"
+    assert_equal 403, last_response.status
+
+    get "/"
+    assert_equal 200, last_response.status
+  end
+
+  it "forbids all access after reaching maxretry limit" do
+    get "/private-place"
+    assert_equal 403, last_response.status
+
+    get "/private-place"
+    assert_equal 403, last_response.status
+
+    get "/"
+    assert_equal 403, last_response.status
+  end
+
+  it "restores access after bantime elapsed" do
+    get "/private-place"
+    assert_equal 403, last_response.status
+
+    get "/private-place"
+    assert_equal 403, last_response.status
+
+    get "/"
+    assert_equal 403, last_response.status
+
+    Timecop.travel(60) do
+      get "/"
+
+      assert_equal 200, last_response.status
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "does not forbid all access if maxrety condition is met but not within the findtime timespan" do
+    get "/private-place"
+    assert_equal 403, last_response.status
+
+    Timecop.travel(31) do
+      get "/private-place"
+      assert_equal 403, last_response.status
+
+      get "/"
+      assert_equal 200, last_response.status
+    end
+  end
+end