How to Blacklist/Whitelist a Country in WHM

One of the benefits of cPHulk is the ability to blacklist or whitelist a country in WHM. This is helpful if you want to allow a country to access your server, are limiting your customer base by country, or trying to block a specific location from attacking your site.

Blacklist/Whitelist a Country

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    Log into WHM as the ‘root’ user.

     
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    Type “cphulk” in the search box, then click the cPHulk Brute Force Protection link in the Security Center section.

     
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    Click the Countries Management link on the cPHulk Brute Force Protection page.

     
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    You will see a list of countries, type the country you want to whitelist or blacklist in the search field.

     
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    You can then click the Whitelisted or Blackisted option as needed.

     

     

    You are finished when you see a message stating “Country whitelist and blacklist updated.

     

Congratulations, now you know how to blacklist or whitelist a country in WHM!

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John-Paul is an Electronics Engineer that spent most of his career in IT. He has been a Technical Writer for InMotion since 2013.

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