Violation Responses - Manage Locked Out Clients

Violation Responses - Manage Locked Out Clients

When Barracuda Waf-as-a-Service detects any violation, the requests are blocked as per the Follow Up Action defined for the identified violation. The locked-out IP addresses/client fingerprints/suspicious clients are displayed under VIOLATION RESPONSES > Manage Locked Out Clients. You can view the locked-out clients and clear them individually or clear all. For information about policy settings, refer to Violation Responses - Policy Options.

The Manage Locked Out Clients page includes the following sections:

  • LOCKED OUT CLIENT IP: IP address(es) of the clients that were locked out when the Barracuda WAF-as-a-Service detected the violation and the Follow-Up Action for the violation is set to Block Client IP on VIOLATION RESPONSES > Response Policies.

    The table provides the following details

    • Client IP – IP address of the client.

    • Applications – Application that the client attempted to access.

    • Lockout Time Left – The time (in seconds) that the client will remain in the locked-out state, after which the client is unlocked.

  • LOCKED OUT FINGERPRINTS: Client fingerprints that were locked out when the Barracuda WAF-as-a-Service detected the violation and the Follow-Up Action for the violation is set to Block Client Fingerprint on VIOLATION RESPONSES > Response Policies.

    The table provides the following details:

    • Client Fingerprints – Fingerprint of the client.

    • Applications – Application that the client attempted to access.

    • Lockout Time Left – The time (in seconds) that the client will remain in the locked-out state, after which the client is unlocked.

Client fingerprints are identified and blocked only when Client Fingerprinting mode is set to ON under VIOLATION RESPONSES > Policy Options > Client Fingerprinting.

  • SUSPICIOUS CLIENTS: Clients identified as suspicious and locked out when the Follow-Up Action is set to Challenge with CAPTCHA on VIOLATION RESPONSES > Response Policies.

    The table provides the following details:

    • Client IP – IP address of the client.

    • SUSPICION REASONS – The reason why the Barracuda WAF-as-a-Service identified the client as suspicious.

    • Client Type – Type of client.

Locked Out Client IP and Locked Out Fingerprints are locked out based on specific endpoints, but Suspicious client is global. If a client is identified and locked out as a suspicious client, the client is added /marked as suspicious for all applications deployed in that container.

To Clear the Locked-out Clients

  1. On the Manage locked out clients page:

    1. Select the check boxes next to the locked-out clients/client fingerprints/suspicious clients and click Clear all.
      OR

    2. Select the main check box and clear all locked-out clients.


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