Name

filter

Simple Connection Filter — Blocks or allows connections based on the connecting IP address

<filter class="xms.filter.SimpleConnectionFilter" />

Table 24. Attributes for filter tag (for xms.filter.SimpleConnectionFilter)

NameDescriptionTypeDefault ValueRequired
actionThe method used to deny connectionsActionEnum One of the following values: drop,reject,tempfaildropno
allowThe list of hosts to allow accessString any character combinationnoneno
denyThe list of hosts to deny accessString any character combinationnoneno
orderThe order in which the allow and deny attributes are evaluatedOrder One of the following values: allow,denydeny,allowno

Example 29. Example configuration for Simple Connection Filter

Required attributes are marked with a bold typeface

<filter class="xms.filter.SimpleConnectionFilter"
      action="action"
      allow="allow"
      deny="deny"
      order="order" />