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| -rw-r--r-- | askbot/middleware/remote_ip.py | 21 |
1 files changed, 21 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/askbot/middleware/remote_ip.py b/askbot/middleware/remote_ip.py new file mode 100644 index 00000000..18280d0d --- /dev/null +++ b/askbot/middleware/remote_ip.py @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +"""Fixes REMOTE_IP meta value +based on the HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR value, if used. +Enable this middleware if using django site behind a proxy +server or a load balancer. + +Add to the MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES: + + 'askbot.middleware.remote_ip.SetRemoteIPFromXForwardedFor', +""" + +class SetRemoteIPFromXForwardedFor(object): + def process_request(self, request): + try: + real_ip = request.META['HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR'] + except KeyError: + pass + else: + # HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR can be a comma-separated list of IPs. + # Take just the first one. + real_ip = real_ip.split(",")[0] + request.META['REMOTE_ADDR'] = real_ip |