IP Geolocation Console Application

Description

This is a console-based Python application that combines secure user authentication and IP geolocation functionalities. It provides features such as:

• User registration with secure password hashing.
• CAPTCHA verification for enhanced security.
• Login with limited attempts to prevent brute force attacks.
• Password recovery using security questions.
• IP Geolocation lookup using a public API.

Features

1. User Registration

   • Captures user email, password, and a security question.
   • Validates email and password for security and format.
   • Passwords are hashed using bcrypt for secure storage.
   • Stores user details in a CSV file (Your_DataBase.csv).

2. User Login

   • Validates credentials against stored values in the database.
   • Includes CAPTCHA verification and limits to 5 login attempts.
   • If login is successful, the user can fetch IP geolocation data.

3. Forgot Password

   • Prompts the user to answer their security question to reset their password.
   • Ensures the new password meets security criteria and is different from the old password.

4. IP Geolocation

   • Uses the ip-api.com API to retrieve geolocation information such as country, city, region, and timezone.
   • Allows users to input a specific IP address or use their own.

Prerequisites

• Python 3.6 or higher
• bcrypt library for password hashing
• requests library for API interaction

Install dependencies using:

pip install bcrypt requests

How to Run the Application

1. Clone this repository.
2. Run the script using:

   python code.py

3. Follow the on-screen instructions to register, log in, or recover your password.

File Structure

• code.py: Main application file containing all functionality.
• Your_DataBase.csv: Automatically created CSV file to store user credentials and security questions.

CSV Database

• The application will create a file named Your_DataBase.csv in the working directory.
• This file stores the following fields for each user:
  • Email: User's email address.
  • Hashed Password: Securely hashed password.
  • Security Question: User-provided question for password recovery.

Security Features

• Passwords are securely hashed using the bcrypt library.
• CAPTCHA verification prevents automated abuse.
• Password recovery is secured by a user-defined security question.
• Ensures strong password requirements (minimum 8 characters, mix of uppercase, lowercase, digits, and special characters).

Example Usage

1. Registration:
   • User enters their email, password, and security question.
   • Validations ensure proper email format and strong password.
2. Login:
   • User provides their email and password.
   • If credentials match, the user is authenticated.
3. Forgot Password:
   • User answers the security question to reset their password.
   • Validations ensure the new password meets security requirements.
4. IP Geolocation:
   • User can provide an IP address or use their own to fetch geolocation details.

API Usage

This application utilizes the ip-api.com API for IP geolocation services. Make sure you have an active internet connection to fetch geolocation details.

Screenshots

• Coming soon!

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

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