diff --git a/MD_STD_SEC.php b/MD_STD_SEC.php
index bc25d56..f141889 100644
--- a/MD_STD_SEC.php
+++ b/MD_STD_SEC.php
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ declare(strict_types = 1);
  * Class providing static functions with basic security operations.
  */
 final class MD_STD_SEC {
-
     /**
      * Function for retrieving the anti-csrf token or generating it if need be.
      *
@@ -45,4 +44,82 @@ final class MD_STD_SEC {
 
     }
 
+    const BRUTE_FORCE_DELAY_DEFAULT = 2000; // 2000 microseconds = 2 milliseconds
+    const BRUTE_FORCE_DELAY_MULTIPLIER_COMMON   = 1.2;
+    const BRUTE_FORCE_DELAY_MULTIPLIER_PER_USER = 3;
+    const BRUTE_FORCE_DELAY_MULTIPLIER_PER_IP = 8;
+
+    /**
+     * Prevent brute force attacks by delaying the login .
+     *
+     * @param string $tool_name Identifier of the login.
+     * @param string $username  Username to look for.
+     *
+     * @return boolean
+     */
+    public static function preventBruteForce(string $tool_name, string $username):bool {
+
+        // Unstable but working way to get the user's IP. If the IP is falsified,
+        // this can't be found out anyway and security is established by _common.
+        $ip = \strval($_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'] ?: ($_SERVER['HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR'] ?: $_SERVER['HTTP_CLIENT_IP']));
+
+        // Set name of log file
+        $logfile_common = \sys_get_temp_dir() . "/logins_{$tool_name}.json";
+
+        // Ensure the log files exist
+        if (!\file_exists($logfile_common)) \file_put_contents($logfile_common, "[]");
+
+        // Hash entered username and IP to prevent malicious strings from
+        // entering the system.
+        $hash_user = \md5($username);
+        $hash_ip   = \md5($ip);
+
+        // Delete the log files if they are too old
+        $loginLog = \json_decode(MD_STD::file_get_contents($logfile_common), \true) ?: [];
+
+        // Ensure the counters exist and aren't old than 600 seconds / 10 minutes
+        if (empty($loginLog['common']) || \time() - $loginLog['common']['time'] > 600) {
+            $loginLog['common'] = ["count" => 0, "time" => \time()];
+        }
+        if (empty($loginLog['usr'][$hash_user]) || \time() - $loginLog['usr'][$hash_user]['time'] > 600) {
+            $loginLog['usr'][$hash_user] = ["count" => 0, "time" => \time()];
+        }
+        if (empty($loginLog['ip'][$hash_ip]) || \time() - $loginLog['ip'][$hash_ip]['time'] > 600) {
+            $loginLog['ip'][$hash_ip] = ["count" => 0, "time" => \time()];
+        }
+
+        // Increase counters and update timers
+        $loginLog['common']['count']++;
+        $loginLog['common']['time'] = \time();
+        $loginLog['usr'][$hash_user]['count']++;
+        $loginLog['usr'][$hash_user]['time'] = \time();
+        $loginLog['ip'][$hash_ip]['count']++;
+        $loginLog['ip'][$hash_ip]['time'] = \time();
+
+        // Update the log file
+        \file_put_contents($logfile_common, \json_encode($loginLog));
+
+        // Translate counters into delay multipliers
+        $delay_multiplier_common = $loginLog['common']['count'];
+        $delay_multiplier_per_user = $loginLog['usr'][$hash_user]['count'];
+        $delay_multiplier_per_ip = $loginLog['usr'][$hash_ip]['count'];
+
+        // Calculate delay
+        $delay_micoseconds = \intval(self::BRUTE_FORCE_DELAY_DEFAULT *
+            (self::BRUTE_FORCE_DELAY_MULTIPLIER_COMMON ** $delay_multiplier_common) *
+            (self::BRUTE_FORCE_DELAY_MULTIPLIER_PER_USER ** $delay_multiplier_per_user) *
+            (self::BRUTE_FORCE_DELAY_MULTIPLIER_PER_IP ** $delay_multiplier_per_ip));
+
+        $max_execution_microseconds = \abs((int)\ini_get("max_execution_time")) * 1000000;
+
+        // Sleep
+        \usleep(min($delay_micoseconds, \abs($max_execution_microseconds - 1000000)));
+
+        if ($delay_micoseconds > \abs($max_execution_microseconds - 1000000)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        return true;
+
+    }
 }