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0 pointsomh25d ago0 comments

I'll take that bait ;-)

IP filtering is a valuable factor for security. I know which IPs belong to my organisation and these can be a useful factor in allowing access.

I've written rules which say that access should only be allowed when the client has both password and MFA and comes from a known IP address. Why shouldn't I do that?

And there are systems which only support single-factor (password) authentication so I've configured IP filtering as a second factor. I'd love them to have more options but pragmatically this works.

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friendzis24d ago

Why are you (re-)implementing client security on provider end? If a client requires that only requests from a particular network are permitted... Peer in some way.

I do understand the value of blocking unwanted networks/addresses, but that's a bit different problem space.

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friendzis24d ago

Why are you (re-)implementing client security on provider end? If a client requires that only requests from a particular network are permitted... Peer in some way.

I do understand the value of blocking unwanted networks/addresses, but that's a bit different problem space.

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