IP address blocking
IP address blocking or IP banning is a configuration of a
IP address blocking can be implemented with a
How it works
Every device connected to the Internet is assigned a unique
Logging the IP address can, for example, monitor if a person has visited the site before, for example, to vote more than once, as well as to monitor their viewing pattern, how long since they performed any activity on the site (and set a time out limit), besides other things.
Knowing the visitor's
Internet users may circumvent geo-blocking and censorship and protect their personal identity using a
On a website, an IP address block can prevent a disruptive address from access, though a warning and/or account block may be used first. Dynamic allocation of IP addresses by
Implementations
Both companies and schools offering remote user access use Linux programs such as DenyHosts or Fail2ban for protection from unauthorized access while allowing permitted remote access. This is also useful for allowing remote access to computers. It is also used for Internet censorship.
IP address blocking is possible on many systems using a hosts file, which is a simple text file containing hostnames and IP addresses. Hosts files are used by many operating systems, including Microsoft Windows, Linux, Android, and OS X.
Circumvention
In the case
See also
- Block (Internet)
- Content-control software
References
- ^ The John Marshall Journal of Computer & Information Law, Center for Computer/Law, 2003[page needed]
- ^ "What is an IP address?". HowStuffWorks. 2001-01-12. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
- ^ "How cookies track you around the web & how to stop them". Privacy.net. 2018-02-24. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
- ^ a b "What Is Geo-Blocking and How to Bypass It". Avast. Archived from the original on 2023-01-03. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
- ^ "Media Censorship in China". Council on Foreign Relations. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
- ^ Groome, Patrick. "[Community] The Trouble with IP Bans". blog.vanillaforums.com. Archived from the original on 2022-07-13. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
- ^ "How to: Circumvent Online Censorship". ssd.eff.org. Archived from the original on 2018-12-23.
External links
Media related to IP address blocking at Wikimedia Commons