New recipes: restrict access by IP address & block suspicious requests to sensitive data
We are pleased to announce two new security recipes to enhance the protection of your web applications.
redirection.io recipes are predefined sets of rules that allow you to quickly configure behaviors and optimizations for your website: redirects, security, SEO, etc.
The new recipes we have added allow you to restrict access to certain parts of your website based on the visitor's IP address, and to block suspicious requests that might attempt to access sensitive data.
Restrict access by IP address
This recipe allows you to define rules to allow or block access to certain pages or sections of your website based on the visitor's IP address. For example, you can only allow your company's IP addresses to access an employee-only section.
This recipe can also be useful if you want to limit access to an admin interface or a test / pre-production version of your website.
Most importantly, like all redirection.io recipes, it can be modified to adapt to your specific needs. For example, you can modify this recipe to perform a redirect if the visitor's IP address is not authorized, instead of simply blocking access.
Discover how to restrict by IP address
Block malicious URLs
Even if you have implemented security measures to protect your website's sensitive data, it is still possible for attackers to try to access this data using malicious requests. In reality, across all websites whose traffic redirection.io analyzes, we observe that a significant portion of requests processed by web platforms are malicious, often automated requests, attempting to exploit known vulnerabilities.
This recipe allows you to automatically block requests that attempt to access sensitive files or directories, such as configuration files, databases, or administration scripts. You can also customize this recipe to block specific types of requests, depending on your website's needs.
Our estimates suggest that approximately 9 to 11% of requests processed by websites equipped with redirection.io are requests that could be blocked by this recipe, which can significantly reduce the load on your server, improve your website's security, prevent data leaks, and reduce your hosting costs.