Why isn't restricting access by IP recommended?
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Latest revision as of 16:28, 1 September 2012
Restricting site access by IP address is not particularly effective longterm as many exploits are enacted from hijacked machines or via proxies, masking the real attacker's actual IP Address. Attackers can attack from many different compromised machines. Blocking them will block the legitimate owners of that IP, but may not block the attackers.
