Understanding cPHulk configuration settings

FM Kappungal

• March 18, 2019 02:02

Under the basic configuration settings of cPHulk, I see the following:

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• Apply protection to local addresses only " Limit username-based protection to trigger only on requests that originate from the local system. This ensures that a user cannot brute force other accounts on the same server.
• Apply protection to local and remote addresses " Allow username-based protection to trigger for all requests, regardless of their origin.
  

I just can't seem to understand what exactly this setting means even after reading it multiple times. Can someone explain it to me in simple plain terms with some example. Thanks a lot.

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  cPanelMichael

  • March 19, 2019 19:02

  Hello @FM Kappungal, [QUOTE]

  • Apply protection to local addresses only " Limit username-based protection to trigger only on requests that originate from the local system. This ensures that a user cannot brute force other accounts on the same server.
  • Apply protection to local and remote addresses " Allow username-based protection to trigger for all requests, regardless of their origin.

  
  Username-based protection tracks login attempts for user accounts. If you choose Apply protection to local addresses only, then cPHulk will only count login attempts originating from the local server (e.g. localhost, 127.0.0.1). For instance, let's say a cPanel user creates a PHP script like the one on

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  FM Kappungal

  • March 20, 2019 11:23

  Thanks @cPanelMichael I want to block users who try to log in with the wrong password to their email either using webmail from the browser or using POP/IMAP thru a mail client like Outlook. Will this setting help with such a scenario?

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  cPanelMichael

  • March 20, 2019 16:54

  I want to block users who try to log in with the wrong password to their email either using webmail from the browser or using POP/IMAP thru a mail client like Outlook. Will this setting help with such a scenario?

  
  You'd choose Apply protection to local and remote addresses. Thank you.

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