Re: How to ban an IP Address to access my Server

Such a handler is provided with Jetty:

  src/org/mortbay/http/handler/IPAccessHandler.java

Althought Eoins comments about this not being a real firewall hold true.

cheers


Eoin Woods wrote:> You normally wouldn't use an HTTP server to implement a 
firewall.  A
> firewall is normally a piece of hardware which you configure to permit 
> or deny access to certain types of traffic or alternatively you can get 
> software firewalls which perform the same job in the OS's network 
> layer.  The advantage of this approach is that you stop the traffic 
> getting into your network at all.
>  
> Having said that, you could create a Jetty handler or servlet filter 
> which checked the client address and rejected it if it didn't like it.  
> However, in this case you're relying much more on the security of your 
> operating system and Jetty than in the firewall case.
>  
> Eoin.
> 
>     -----Original Message-----
>     *From:* ratan <ratan_njit@xxxxxxxxx> [mailto:ratan_njit@xxxxxxxxx]
>     *Sent:* 09 December 2002 09:40
>     *To:* jetty-support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>     *Subject:* [jetty-support] How to ban an IP Address to access my Server
> 
>     Hello,
>     I am implementing a firewall for HTTP server.once i start my Jetty
>     HTTP server then anyone can access my server with ipaddress followed
>     by :8080.I think iam right so far.
> 
>     now I want to block a machine to access my HTTP server,which is
>     blocking a specific IP address to access the server.
>     how can I do that.please help me with that.
> 
>     Please reply asap.
>     Thank You.
>     Regards.
>     Ratan
> 
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