How to blacklist or whitelist an IP address in Cloudbric WAF
Cloudbric WAF is a security service that provides comprehensive protection against website attacks and vulnerabilities. Cloudbric WAF’s web application firewall filters, monitors and blocks web traffic to and from a web application. All web traffic to the website is routed through this firewall, which filters out malicious attacks and allows legitimate traffic through.
To manually allow or block traffic from a specific IP address, make use of the Whitelist/ Blacklist tool available in the Cloudbric WAF dashboard.
Whitelist/ Blacklist an IP address in Cloudbric WAF
Steps
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2Select a Product from the side menu.
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3Select the domain name.
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4Under Performance and Security, click on the arrow next to Cloudbric WAF.
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5Click on Launch Dashboard.
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6Select Settings on the top right-hand side.
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7Select the IP Control tab.
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8The Blacklist IP and Whitelist IP fields will be visible:
- To block traffic from a specific IP address/range, insert the address in the text field in the Blacklist IP section. Select Add Address.
- If you would like to allow traffic from a specific IP address/range, insert the address in the text field in the Whitelist IP section. Select Add Address.
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9You are able to add multiple IP addresses. Once all the IP addresses have been added, select Save Changes.