A publicly-exposed instance gated only by the launch PIN was brute-forceable. Added
a lenient in-memory failed-attempt limiter (core/security/rate_limit.py): 10 wrong
PINs from one IP within 5 min → 429 with Retry-After, failures age out on their own
(self-heal, no persistent lockout), and a CORRECT entry clears that IP instantly.
Wired into /api/profiles/verify-launch-pin. By design it can only ever trigger on a
flood of WRONG PINs — correct entry, a couple of typos, or a no-PIN install are
never affected, so normal use sees no change. Keyed per-IP so an attacker can't
lock out a legit user.
Tests: limiter is lenient under threshold, trips on a flood, success clears it,
failures self-heal, per-IP isolation; endpoint returns 429 after 10 wrong PINs with
Retry-After. 6 tests pass.
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