: Spam Coming from 127.0.0.1 - Safe to Block This Address? I see a great deal of spam (comment attempts, forum registration attempts, dictionary attacks, etc.) on my sites coming from the IP 127.0.0.1
I see a great deal of spam (comment attempts, forum registration attempts, dictionary attacks, etc.) on my sites coming from the IP 127.0.0.1
I know that this is a local ip, so it doesn't make sense that it is coming through the in the user IP server variables.
Would it make sense to block all traffic with that address, or would I be blocking legit users by doing so?
Also, is it better to RESPOND to blocked requestors with a 403, or just serve them nothing/an empty page (in this case I define "better" as the method that reduces the likelihood of that blocked requestor from making additional requests).
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Do you have a cache like e.g. Varnish running? Or another proxy software. Then this would be a reason why you have many requests from 127.0.0.1.
I would not block them just like this. You seem to have other problems on your server.
Check if someone hacked your server and does now make local requests.
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