Safety first! With our IP Access Restrictions feature, you can boost the security of your Hudu platform. This enhancement allows admins to specify which IP addresses can access the Hudu environment, providing an added layer of protection against unauthorized access.
- Enhanced Security: By whitelisting specific IPs, you ensure only authorized personnel have access.
- Centralized IP Management: All configurations can be made directly from the Hudu admin page.
As of Hudu 2.45, IP Access Control also applies to REST API requests, Hudu external apps, and MCP connections, in addition to signed-in web sessions. Publicly shared pages remain excluded. If you have IP Access Control enabled, any REST API calls, external apps, or MCP connections from IP addresses not on your allowed list will begin to be blocked after updating to 2.45.
Guides
Navigating to IP Restrictions Settings
- From your dashboard, go to the Hudu admin page.
- Find and click on the "Security" section.
- Look for the "IP Access Control" section.
Setting Up Allowed IP Addresses
- Within the "IP Access Control" section, click "On"
- IP Access Control will not be active until you add at least one IP address.
- Click "New IP Address."
- Input the desired IP address(es).
- Add a description.
- Click "Confirm" to add the IP to the allowed list.
- Optionally, disable IP Access Control for portal members (portal members will be exempt from the set IP restrictions).
Removing/Editing Allowed IP Addresses
- Locate the IP address you wish to remove or edit from the allowed list.
- Click the "Edit" icon to modify or the "Delete" icon to remove the IP.
Finding the IP Addresses Used by Your API, External Apps, and MCP Connections
Since these are now covered by IP Access Control, you'll want to confirm which IP addresses they use before enabling or updating your allowed list:
- For custom scripts or automation calling the REST API, check the public IP of the server or service making the calls.
- For third-party integrations, check that provider's documentation for their published outbound IP addresses.
- For Hudu external apps, check the public IP of the device or network they're connecting from.
- For MCP connections, check the public IP of wherever the MCP client is running.