Manual:$wgApplyIpBlocksToXff/en
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| <translate> Access</translate>: $wgApplyIpBlocksToXff | |
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| Apply IP address blocks also to users having a blocked IP in their XFF header. |
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| <translate> Introduced in version:</translate> | 1.22.0 (Gerrit change 56715; git #d99bda6e) |
| <translate> Removed in version:</translate> | <translate> still in use</translate> |
| <translate> Allowed values:</translate> | (boolean) |
| <translate> Default value:</translate> | false |
| <translate> Other settings:</translate> <translate> Alphabetical</translate> | <translate> By function</translate> | |
Details
When it's set to true, IP address blocks apply also to users having a blocked IP in their XFF header (X-Forwarded-For).
Useful when dealing with vandals making use of well-behaving proxies.
