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I've been looking around for a Proxy Detection mod for MyBB and haven't been able to find one. The closest thing I can find is a proxy disabler, but I'd rather just know who is using proxy version ban them outright. Does anyone know of a mod for 1.8.7 that can do this?
http://stackoverflow.com/a/858397/2936448


Quote:You can't detect that unless they pass on special headers which explictly mention it like X-Forwarded-For or something.

As far as I know you have to use a blacklist. Users who use putty portforwarding, VPN or other more sophisticated methods are undetactable as they behave exactly like normal users.
(2016-06-01, 08:22 PM)ectomatt Wrote: [ -> ]http://stackoverflow.com/a/858397/2936448


Quote:You can't detect that unless they pass on special headers which explictly mention it like X-Forwarded-For or something.

As far as I know you have to use a blacklist. Users who use putty portforwarding, VPN or other more sophisticated methods are undetactable as they behave exactly like normal users.

It's generally a better idea to check the ASN of the connecting IP address. If it belongs to a datacenter there's a good chance this is a proxy or VPN of some kind, as opposed to the ASN of a residential or business ISP such as Time Warner Cable (AS3456) etc...