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IP address blocking

Index IP address blocking

IP address blocking is a configuration of a network service so that requests from hosts with certain IP addresses are rejected. [1]

18 relations: Brute-force attack, Charles R. Breyer, Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, Content-control software, Craigslist Inc. v. 3Taps Inc., Damages, DenyHosts, Fail2ban, Internet censorship, Internet service provider, IP address, Linux, Network service, Nigerians, Parental controls, Proxy server, TCP Wrappers, Unix-like.

Brute-force attack

In cryptography, a brute-force attack consists of an attacker trying many passwords or passphrases with the hope of eventually guessing correctly.

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Charles R. Breyer

Charles Roberts Breyer (born 1941) is a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.

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Computer Fraud and Abuse Act

The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) is a United States cybersecurity bill that was enacted in 1986 as an amendment to existing computer fraud law, which had been included in the Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984.

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Content-control software

Content-control software, commonly referred to as an internet filter, is software that restricts or controls the content an Internet user is capable to access, especially when utilised to restrict material delivered over the Internet via the Web, e-mail, or other means.

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Craigslist Inc. v. 3Taps Inc.

Craigslist Inc.

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Damages

In law, damages are an award, typically of money, to be paid to a person as compensation for loss or injury.

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DenyHosts

DenyHosts is a log-based intrusion prevention security tool for SSH servers written in Python.

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Fail2ban

Fail2Ban is an intrusion prevention software framework that protects computer servers from brute-force attacks.

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Internet censorship

Internet censorship is the control or suppression of what can be accessed, published, or viewed on the Internet enacted by regulators, or on their own initiative.

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Internet service provider

An Internet service provider (ISP) is an organization that provides services for accessing, using, or participating in the Internet.

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IP address

An Internet Protocol address (IP address) is a numerical label assigned to each device connected to a computer network that uses the Internet Protocol for communication.

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Linux

Linux is a family of free and open-source software operating systems built around the Linux kernel.

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Network service

In computer networking, a network service is an application running at the network application layer and above, that provides data storage, manipulation, presentation, communication or other capability which is often implemented using a client-server or peer-to-peer architecture based on application layer network protocols.

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Nigerians

Nigerians or Nigerian people are citizens of Nigeria or people with ancestry from Nigeria.

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Parental controls

Parental controls are features which may be included in digital television services, computer and video games, mobile devices and software that allow parents to restrict the access of content to their children.

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Proxy server

In computer networks, a proxy server is a server (a computer system or an application) that acts as an intermediary for requests from clients seeking resources from other servers.

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TCP Wrappers

TCP Wrappers (also known as tcp_wrappers) is a host-based networking ACL system, used to filter network access to Internet Protocol servers on (Unix-like) operating systems such as Linux or BSD.

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Unix-like

A Unix-like (sometimes referred to as UN*X or *nix) operating system is one that behaves in a manner similar to a Unix system, while not necessarily conforming to or being certified to any version of the Single UNIX Specification.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IP_address_blocking

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