Re: [users@httpd] Re: How Do I Prevent Repetitive Hits

2022-08-25 Thread John Iliffe
First, thank you to all the folks who replied with possible solutions. This is very much appreciated. Second, we are a very small company with a geographically limited customer base. (Canada) so we would not expect anything coming in from Panama. My concern was/is that if I blacklist an IP, then

RE: [users@httpd] Re: How Do I Prevent Repetitive Hits

2022-08-25 Thread j...@k6ccc.org
On 25/08/2022 17:27, j...@k6ccc.org wrote: > Or add that IP to a blacklist in your router so your Apache server never even > sees it. Then Good Guy asked: > Is this possible if your server is in the cloud platform such as Azure, > GCP, IBM or Oracle? What is needed is a solution to block certai

[users@httpd] Re: How Do I Prevent Repetitive Hits

2022-08-25 Thread πŸ˜‰ Good Guy πŸ˜‰
On 25/08/2022 20:03, Frank Gingras wrote: Generally speaking, it's a bit rude to hijack someone else's thread. It is not rude to ask a supplement question in someone's thread. I asked a legitimate supplement question and you gave one solution; Paul gave another solution.Β  Now it remains to

Re: [users@httpd] Re: How Do I Prevent Repetitive Hits

2022-08-25 Thread Paul Claridge
I use fail2ban quite successfully. It’s quite scary how many different IP’s are ending up banned. Sent from my iPhone > On 25 Aug 2022, at 20:03, Frank Gingras wrote: > > Generally speaking, it's a bit rude to hijack someone else's thread. > > To answer the new question, there are geoIP modul

Re: [users@httpd] Re: How Do I Prevent Repetitive Hits

2022-08-25 Thread Frank Gingras
Generally speaking, it's a bit rude to hijack someone else's thread. To answer the new question, there are geoIP modules available that can be combined with authorization, but it is still best to use a firewall to control access to your resources. On Thu, 25 Aug 2022 at 14:40, πŸ˜‰ Good Guy πŸ˜‰ wrote

[users@httpd] Re: How Do I Prevent Repetitive Hits

2022-08-25 Thread πŸ˜‰ Good Guy πŸ˜‰
On 25/08/2022 17:27, j...@k6ccc.org wrote: Or add that IP to a blacklist in your router so your Apache server never even sees it. Is this possible if your server is in the cloud platform such as Azure, GCP, IBM or Oracle? What is needed is a solution to block certain IP addresses from