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IP Restriction

Restrict access to a Service or a Route by either allowing or denying IP addresses. Single IPs, multiple IPs or ranges in CIDR notation like 10.10.10.0/24 can be used. The plugin supports IPv4 and IPv6 addresses.

Note: We have deprecated the usage of whitelist and blacklist in favor of allow and deny. This change may require Admin API requests to be updated.

Configuration Reference

This plugin is compatible with DB-less mode.

In DB-less mode, you configure Kong Gateway declaratively. Therefore, the Admin API is mostly read-only. The only tasks it can perform are all related to handling the declarative config, including:

  • Setting a target's health status in the load balancer
  • Validating configurations against schemas
  • Uploading the declarative configuration using the /config endpoint

Enable the plugin on a service

For example, configure this plugin on a service by making the following request:

curl -X POST http://{HOST}:8001/services/{SERVICE}/plugins \
    --data "name=ip-restriction"  \
    --data "config.allow=54.13.21.1" \
    --data "config.allow=143.1.0.0/24"

SERVICE is the id or name of the service that this plugin configuration will target.

First, create a KongPlugin resource:

apiVersion: configuration.konghq.com/v1
kind: KongPlugin
metadata:
  name: <ip-restriction-example>
config: 
  allow:
  - 54.13.21.1
  - 143.1.0.0/24
plugin: ip-restriction

Next, apply the KongPlugin resource to a Service by annotating the Service as follows:

apiVersion: v1
kind: Service
metadata:
  name: {SERVICE}
  labels:
    app: {SERVICE}
  annotations:
    konghq.com/plugins: <ip-restriction-example>
spec:
  ports:
  - port: 80
    targetPort: 80
    protocol: TCP
    name: {SERVICE}
  selector:
    app: {SERVICE}

{SERVICE} is the id or name of the service that this plugin configuration will target.

Note: The KongPlugin resource only needs to be defined once and can be applied to any service, consumer, or route in the namespace. If you want the plugin to be available cluster-wide, create the resource as a KongClusterPlugin instead of KongPlugin.

For example, configure this plugin on a service by adding this section to your declarative configuration file:

plugins:
- name: ip-restriction
  service: {SERVICE}
  config: 
    allow:
    - 54.13.21.1
    - 143.1.0.0/24

SERVICE is the id or name of the service that this plugin configuration will target.

Configure this plugin on a service:

  1. In Konnect Cloud, select the service on the ServiceHub page.
  2. Scroll down to Versions and select the version.
  3. Scroll down to Plugins and click New Plugin.
  4. Find and select the IP Restriction plugin.
  5. Click Create.

Configure this plugin on a service:

  1. In Kong Manager, select the workspace.
  2. From the Dashboard, scroll down to Services and click View for the service row.
  3. Scroll down to plugins and click Add Plugin.

  4. Find and select the IP Restriction plugin.

    Note: If the plugin is greyed out, then it is not available for your product tier. See Kong Gateway tiers.
  5. If the option is available, select Scoped.
  6. Add the service name and ID to the Service field if it is not already prefilled.
  7. Click Create.

Enable the plugin on a route

For example, configure this plugin on a route with:

$ curl -X POST http://{HOST}:8001/routes/{ROUTE}/plugins \
    --data "name=ip-restriction"  \
    --data "config.allow=54.13.21.1" \
    --data "config.allow=143.1.0.0/24"

ROUTE is the id or name of the route that this plugin configuration will target.

First, create a KongPlugin resource:

apiVersion: configuration.konghq.com/v1
kind: KongPlugin
metadata:
  name: <ip-restriction-example>
config: 
  allow:
  - 54.13.21.1
  - 143.1.0.0/24
plugin: ip-restriction

Then, apply it to an ingress (Route or Routes) by annotating the ingress as follows:

apiVersion: networking/v1beta1
kind: Ingress
metadata:
  name: {ROUTE}
  annotations:
    kubernetes.io/ingress.class: kong
    konghq.com/plugins: <ip-restriction-example>
spec:
  rules:
  - host: examplehostname.com
    http:
      paths:
      - path: /bar
        backend:
          serviceName: echo
          servicePort: 80

ROUTE is the id or name of the route that this plugin configuration will target.

Note: The KongPlugin resource only needs to be defined once and can be applied to any service, consumer, or route in the namespace. If you want the plugin to be available cluster-wide, create the resource as a KongClusterPlugin instead of KongPlugin.

For example, configure this plugin on a route by adding this section to your declarative configuration file:

plugins:
- name: ip-restriction
  route: <route>
  config: 
    allow:
    - 54.13.21.1
    - 143.1.0.0/24

ROUTE is the id or name of the route that this plugin configuration will target.

Configure this plugin on a route:

  1. In Konnect Cloud, select the service from the ServiceHub page.
  2. Scroll down to Versions and select the version.
  3. Select the route.
  4. Scroll down to Plugins and click Add Plugin.
  5. Find and select the IP Restriction plugin.
  6. Click Create.

Configure this plugin on a route:

  1. In Kong Manager, select the workspace.
  2. From the Dashboard, select Routes in the left navigation.
  3. Click View for the route row.
  4. Scroll down to plugins and click Add Plugin.

  5. Find and select the IP Restriction plugin.

    Note: If the plugin is greyed out, then it is not available for your product tier. See Kong Gateway tiers.
  6. If the option is available, select Scoped.
  7. Add the Route ID if it is not already prefilled.
  8. Click Create.

Enabling the plugin on a consumer

For example, configure this plugin on a consumer with:

$ curl -X POST http://{HOST}:8001/consumers/{CONSUMER}/plugins \
    --data "name=ip-restriction"  \
    --data "config.allow=54.13.21.1" \
    --data "config.allow=143.1.0.0/24"

CONSUMER is the id or username of the consumer that this plugin configuration will target.

You can combine consumer.id, service.id, or route.id in the same request, to further narrow the scope of the plugin.

First, create a KongPlugin resource:

apiVersion: configuration.konghq.com/v1
kind: KongPlugin
metadata:
  name: <ip-restriction-example>
config: 
  allow:
  - 54.13.21.1
  - 143.1.0.0/24
plugin: ip-restriction

Then, apply it to a consumer by annotating the KongConsumer resource as follows:

apiVersion: configuration.konghq.com/v1
kind: KongConsumer
metadata:
  name: {CONSUMER}
  annotations:
    konghq.com/plugins: <ip-restriction-example>
    kubernetes.io/ingress.class: kong

CONSUMER is the id or username of the consumer that this plugin configuration will target.

Note: The KongPlugin resource only needs to be defined once and can be applied to any Service, Consumer, or Route in the namespace. If you want the plugin to be available cluster-wide, create the resource as a KongClusterPlugin instead of KongPlugin.

For example, configure this plugin on a consumer by adding this section to your declarative configuration file:

plugins:
- name: ip-restriction
  consumer: {CONSUMER}
  config: 
    allow:
    - 54.13.21.1
    - 143.1.0.0/24

CONSUMER is the id or username of the consumer that this plugin configuration will target.

Configure this plugin on a consumer:

  1. In Kong Manager, select the workspace.
  2. From the Dashboard, scroll down to Consumers and click View for the consumer row.
  3. Select the Plugins tab.
  4. Click Add Plugin.

  5. Find and select the IP Restriction plugin.

    Note: If the plugin is greyed out, then it is not available for your product tier. See Kong Gateway tiers.
  6. If the option is available, select Global.
  7. Click Create.

Enable the plugin globally

A plugin which is not associated to any service, route, or consumer is considered global, and will be run on every request. Read the Plugin Reference and the Plugin Precedence sections for more information.

For example, configure this plugin globally with:

$ curl -X POST http://{HOST}:8001/plugins/ \
    --data "name=ip-restriction"  \
    --data "config.allow=54.13.21.1" \
    --data "config.allow=143.1.0.0/24"

Create a KongClusterPlugin resource and label it as global:

apiVersion: configuration.konghq.com/v1
kind: KongClusterPlugin
metadata:
  name: <global-ip-restriction>
  annotations:
    kubernetes.io/ingress.class: kong
  labels:
    global: \"true\"
config: 
  allow:
  - 54.13.21.1
  - 143.1.0.0/24
plugin: ip-restriction

For example, configure this plugin using the plugins: entry in the declarative configuration file:

plugins:
- name: ip-restriction
  config: 
    allow:
    - 54.13.21.1
    - 143.1.0.0/24

Configure this plugin globally:

  1. In Kong Manager, select the workspace.
  2. From the Dashboard, select Plugins in the left navigation.
  3. Click New Plugin.

  4. Find and select the IP Restriction plugin.

    Note: If the plugin is greyed out, then it is not available for your product tier. See Kong Gateway tiers.
  5. If the option is available, set the plugin scope to Global.
  6. Click Create.

Parameters

Here's a list of all the parameters which can be used in this plugin's configuration:

Form Parameter Description
name
required

Type: string		 The name of the plugin, in this case ip-restriction.
service.id

Type: string		 The ID of the Service the plugin targets.
route.id

Type: string		 The ID of the Route the plugin targets.
consumer.id

Type: string		 The ID of the Consumer the plugin targets.
enabled
required

Type: boolean

Default value: true		 Whether this plugin will be applied.
config.allow
semi-optional

Type: array of string elements

List of IPs or CIDR ranges to allow. One of config.allow or config.deny must be specified. Note that we have deprecated the usage of whitelist and blacklist in favor of allow and deny.
config.deny
semi-optional

Type: array of string elements

List of IPs or CIDR ranges to deny. One of config.allow or config.deny must be specified. Note that we have deprecated the usage of whitelist and blacklist in favor of allow and deny.
config.status
optional

Type: integer

Default value: 403

The HTTP status of the requests that will be rejected by the plugin.
config.message
optional

Type: string

Default value: Your IP address is not allowed

The message to send as a response body to rejected requests.

An allow list provides a positive security model, in which the configured CIDR ranges are allowed access to the resource, and all others are inherently rejected. By contrast, a deny list configuration provides a negative security model, in which certain CIDRS are explicitly denied access to the resource (and all others are inherently allowed).

You can configure the plugin with both allow and deny configurations. An interesting use case of this flexibility is to allow a CIDR range, but deny an IP address on that CIDR range:

$ curl -X POST http://kong:8001/services/{service}/plugins \
    --data "name=ip-restriction" \
    --data "config.allow=127.0.0.0/24" \
    --data "config.deny=127.0.0.1"

Changelog

2.1.0

  • Addition of status and message fields
  • Use allow and deny instead of whitelist and blacklist