Set up X-Forwarded-For

Disable the Transparent mode in the WAF module

As of BitNinja version 2.29.5, the default redirection mode in the WAF module is the transparent mode. So if you wish to use the X-Forwarded-For header in your web server you will need to disable the transparent mode in the WAF module’s config file. You can do that by adding a semicolon in front of the redirection_mode = 'transparent' line in the /etc/bitninja/WAFManeger/config.ini file.

Step-by-step guide:

1. Open /etc/bitninja/WAFManager/config.ini with your preferred text editor.
   e.g.: nano /etc/bitninja/WAFManager/config.ini
2. Find the [redirect_options] flag in the file
   1. e.g.: in nano use ctrl+w then type [redirect
3. Add the semicolon (;) to the beginning of the redirection_mode = 'transparent' line
4. Remove the semicolon (;) from the ;redirection_mode = 'dnat' line
5. Save changes and exit the text editor
   1. e.g.: in nano ctrl+x and then press y and then press enter
6. Restart BitNinja with service bitninja restart

Now proceed with setting up the X-Forwarded-For header.

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If you use any sort of CDN or Proxy in front of the server. Or your users use CDN services then we will need to set up the X-Forwarded-For header to enable the BitNinja agent to see the real IP addresses of the visitors.