nextcloud / nextcloud/bruteforcesettings

Add whitelisted IP via hostname to support dyndns / dynamic IP address scenarios

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enhancement
Dominant language
JavaScript
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Description

It might be useful to add an IP to whitelist based on a domain name. Think about the following scenario:

The user want's to whitelist connections from his home network ( = his public IP address). He already has a dyndns service running like eg. demouser.duckdns.org. This domain will resolve to his public IP.

It'd be nice if the user could add this domain to the whitelist which then gets (periodically) resolved to the wished IP.

This is probably pretty low on priority, but I wanted to mention the idea 😊

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Research direction

The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by locating the existing IP whitelist implementation and its tests, then clarify how hostname resolution and periodic updates should work. Done means a dynamic-DNS hostname can be configured as a whitelist entry and remains synchronized with its resolved IP.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
security
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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