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

  • 1
    Browse to the xneelo Control Panel and log in.
  • 2
    Select a Product from the side menu.
  • 3
    Select the domain name.
  • 4
    Under Performance and Security, click on the arrow next to Cloudbric WAF.
  • 5
    Click on Launch Dashboard.
  • 6
    Select Settings on the top right-hand side.
  • 7
    Select the IP Control tab.
  • 8
    The 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.
  • 9
    You are able to add multiple IP addresses. Once all the IP addresses have been added, select Save Changes.