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

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, 😉 Good Guy 😉 wrote