private async Task <Connection> CheckConnectionAttempt(AuthenticationRequest authenticationRequest, PluginConfiguration config)
        {
            Connection connection = null;

            if (FailedAuthenticationAudit.Exists(a => Equals(a.Ip, authenticationRequest.RemoteAddress.ToString())))
            {
                connection = FailedAuthenticationAudit.FirstOrDefault(c => Equals(c.Ip, authenticationRequest.RemoteAddress.ToString()));

                var connectionLoginAttemptThreshold = config.ConnectionAttemptsBeforeBan != 0 ? config.ConnectionAttemptsBeforeBan : 3;

                //If this connection has tried and failed, and is not Banned - but has waited over thirty seconds to try again - reset the attempt count and clear FailedAuthDateTimes List.
                if (DateTime.UtcNow > connection?.FailedAuthDateTimes.LastOrDefault().AddSeconds(30))
                {
                    connection.FailedAuthDateTimes.Clear();
                    connection.LoginAttempts = 0;
                }

                //Log the attempt
                if (connection?.LoginAttempts < connectionLoginAttemptThreshold)
                {
                    connection.LoginAttempts += 1;
                    connection.FailedAuthDateTimes.Add(DateTime.UtcNow);

                    return(connection);
                }

                //Tried to many times in a row, and too quickly  -Ban the IP - could be a brute force attack.
                if (connection?.FailedAuthDateTimes.FirstOrDefault() > DateTime.UtcNow.AddSeconds(-30))
                {
                    connection.IsBanned = true;
                    return(connection);
                }
            }
            else
            {
                ReverseLookupData targetData = null;

                if (Plugin.Instance.Configuration.EnableGeoIp && !IsLocalNetworkIp(authenticationRequest.RemoteAddress))
                {
                    targetData = await Target.GetLocation(authenticationRequest.RemoteAddress.ToString());
                }

                // ReSharper disable once ComplexConditionExpression
                connection = new Connection
                {
                    FlagIconUrl         = targetData is null ? string.Empty : targetData.countryFlag,
                    Isp                 = targetData is null ? string.Empty : targetData.isp,
                    Ip                  = authenticationRequest.RemoteAddress.ToString(),
                    DeviceName          = authenticationRequest.DeviceName,
                    UserAccountName     = authenticationRequest.Username,
                    Proxy               = targetData?.proxy ?? false,
                    ServiceProvider     = targetData is null ? string.Empty : targetData.isp,
                    Longitude           = targetData?.lon ?? 0,
                    Latitude            = targetData?.lat ?? 0,
                    LoginAttempts       = 1,
                    IsBanned            = false,
                    Region              = targetData?.regionName ?? string.Empty,
                    FailedAuthDateTimes = new List <DateTime> {
                        DateTime.UtcNow
                    }
                };

                FailedAuthenticationAudit.Add(connection);
            }

            return(connection);
        }