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Fairprice is using WAF to rate limit Postcode searches by IP #18

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RealDyllon opened this issue Apr 27, 2020 · 3 comments
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Fairprice is using WAF to rate limit Postcode searches by IP #18

RealDyllon opened this issue Apr 27, 2020 · 3 comments
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As a regular user on the fairprice website, you can't change your postal code if you entered the wrong one. UX is broken for users, pls fix ntuc.

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Spoiler: the address is serviceable from another IP.

They are using Incapsula to block repeat requests, but their bot detection is not good :(

From the tracker viewpoint:

You get 1 shot to check postcode, then must wait x amount of time.
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RealDyllon commented Apr 27, 2020 •
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Update: Fairprice just disabled their WAF and cors.

edit: they're just blocking supermarkets.dyllon.dev

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just merged #17 to stop the fairprice endless spinning

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Thinking of using a residential proxy to access omni.fairprice.com.sg, with AWS VPS.

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