IP based Access Control Lists (ACL)

Purpose of IP based ACLs

You do not want to publish every content to the internet public. Certain content such as software licensing information should stay within your organisation's boudaries. IP based ACLs allow you to restrict visibility of Typo3 pages to visitors originating from the desired IP address subnets.

What can be restricted by IP ACLs

You can restrict access to

• pages
• articles (page content)

Please note that

• IP ACL access restriction is inherited to sub pages of a access restricted page if the 'Include subpages' checkbox is checked.

The effects of an active IP ACL

Pages restricted by IP ACLs have these effects on visitors:

• visitors from outside the restricted IP subnet will not see the protected page neither as a navigational link nor as page
• visitors from inside the restricted IP subnet will see page and navigational link

Articles (page content) restricted by IP ACLs have these effects on visitors:

• visitors from outside the restricted IP subnet will see the navigational link to the page but not the restricted article
• visitors from inside the restricted IP subnet will see page contents and navigational link

How to create a new IP ACL

As a Typo3 editor you cannot create new IP ACLs. Please write an email to support@ee.ethz.ch and name the subnet you wish to restrict access to.

How to use an existing IP ACL to protect a web page

Choose the page you want to protect and hit the yellow edit pen.

Click on the Access tab.

In Access scroll down the Items textbox until you see the IP ACL in question. Once you click on the item it will appear in the box left of the Items textbox. Save the new settings by clicking on the Disk left of the yellow edit pen.