Locked IP Address and Permanent Block List empty

  • Resolved ItsAnilSingh

    (@itsanilsingh)


    6 years, 2 months ago

    I successfully get notification email every time an IP address is locked out.

    But when I visit Dashboard-> Locked IP Addresses tab, the list is empty. I don’t see any locked out IP addresses in there.

    Out of curiosity, I cross-checked database backup files (generated by AIOWPS) and found out that the list actually exist in database.

    I added the repeated offender IP address (took from Failed Login Records) to Blacklist Manager, but when I visit Dashboard-> Permanent Block List tab, the list is empty there as well.

    But when I cross-checked .htaccess file, it has the entry and it successfully blocks the offender too (verified on 404 Detection tab).

    No signs of any errors in Chrome developer tools either.

    • This topic was modified 6 years, 2 months ago by ItsAnilSingh.

    The page I need help with: [log in to see the link]

Viewing 4 replies - 1 through 4 (of 4 total)
  • Plugin Contributor wpsolutions

    (@wpsolutions)

    Hi,
    Regarding the login lockdown feature – it depends on how long you are locking out the IP addresses.
    Check the Time Length of Lockout value because what could be happening is that those IP addresses may be getting released if that time value has expired.

    Thread Starter ItsAnilSingh

    (@itsanilsingh)

    Here are my current settings:

    Max Login Attempts: 5
    Login Retry Time Period (min): 5
    Time Length of Lockout (min): 60

    What values you would suggest?

    And locked out IPs are still present in the database. Is this normal?

    Plugin Contributor wpsolutions

    (@wpsolutions)

    And locked out IPs are still present in the database. Is this normal?

    Yes there will be entries in that table but the “release_date” would have passed which means that those IPs are no longer locked out.
    Hence why in your case you aren’t seeing any IPs listed in the “Locked IP Addresses” tab because you are probably checking after those IPs have been released. (ie, more than an hour from the time they were locked out)

    Only IP addresses which are currently locked out will be displayed in that tab.

    Thread Starter ItsAnilSingh

    (@itsanilsingh)

    Thanks for clarifications. Appreciate a lot.

Viewing 4 replies - 1 through 4 (of 4 total)
  • The topic ‘Locked IP Address and Permanent Block List empty’ is closed to new replies.

Tags