With the Blocked IP/Host List Policy, a list of IPs or IP ranges is defined so that requests from IPs in this list are rejected.

While checking the IP in Apinizer, the Request Header value, if any, set in the X-Forwarded-For policy is checked first. If this policy does not exist, the Remote Address value of the client is checked.

While controlling the IP in Apinizer, the value at Network Level7 is checked. If it is desired to control the value at Network Level4, appropriate software or hardware should be used.

The picture below shows the policy settings:


The policy fields are shown in the table below.

Field

Description

DescriptionAn optional description of the policy that may be useful for usage and management activities.
Use Client IPIf this option is selected, the Client IP is used.
Variable for Client IPThis field appears if Use Client IP is not active. Variable can be selected for client IP.
Blocked IP List

The characters ('*' and '-') can be used to specify an IP range. For example:

  • The value '10.3.10.*' indicates IPs between '10.3.10.0' and '10.3.10.255'.
  • The value '10.3.10.4-18' refers to IPs from '10.3.10.4' to '10.3.10.18' (including 4 and 18).

After adding the IP, the "enter" key should be pressed.

IP Groups

One or more IP Groups can be added to the policy. All IPs in the IP Group are added to the policy.

(You can visit IP Groups page for more information about IP Groups.)

You can visit the Policies page for the details of the Conditions and Error Message Customization panels.