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Add whitelist configuration on bruteforce_configuration.rst
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Joas Schilling
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@@ -22,6 +22,28 @@ The maximum delay is 25 seconds.
After a successful login the attempts will be cleared. And once a user is
properly authenticated they will no longer be hit by the delay.
Brute force protection and load balancer/reverse proxy
------------------------------------------------------
If you are behind a reverse proxy or load balancer it is important you make sure it is
setup properly. Especially the **trusted_proxies** and **forwarded_for_headers**
`config.php` variables need to be set correctly. Otherwise it can happen
that Nextcloud actually starts throttling all traffic coming from the reverse
proxy or load balancer. For more information see :doc:`reverse_proxy_configuration`.
Exclude IP addresses from brute force protection
------------------------------------------------
It's possible to exlude IP addresses from the brute force protection.
- Enable the bruteforcesettings app
- Login as admin and go to Administration settings -> Security
.. warning::
Note that any excluded IP address can perform authentication attempts without any throttling.
Its best to exclude as few IP addresses as you can, or even none at all.
Troubleshooting
---------------
@@ -31,9 +53,4 @@ run into a situation where login is often very slow for all users the first
step is to inspect the `bruteforce_attempts` table. There you can see
which IP addresses are actually throttled.
If you are behind a reverse proxy or load balancer it is important you make sure it is
setup properly. Especially the **trusted_proxies** and **forwarded_for_headers**
`config.php` variables need to be set correctly. Otherwise it can happen
that Nextcloud actually starts throttling all traffic coming from the reverse
proxy or load balancer. For more information see :doc:`reverse_proxy_configuration`.