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csf GREENSNOW blocklist and PayPal IPN
If you are using the GREENSNOW blocklist in /etc/csf/csf.blocklists then please note that one of the paypal notify IP addresses is currently being listed. This will affect PayPal IPN notification to stores.
The IPN they (greensnow) are blocking is: 173.0.81.1
We have reported this to them, but in the meantime you might want to either disable the GREENSNOW blocklist (then restart csf and then lfd) or whitelist the blocked IP address in /etc/csf/csf.allow using:
tcp|in|d=80|s=173.0.81.1 # Paypal Notify tcp|in|d=443|s=173.0.81.1 # Paypal Notify
Then restart csf and then lfd.
To avoid such instances in the future you may wish to whitelist the IP addresses involved with PayPal IPN by adding the following to csf.allow:
tcp|in|d=80|s=64.4.248.8 # Paypal IPN do not delete tcp|in|d=80|s=64.4.249.8 # Paypal IPN do not delete tcp|in|d=80|s=66.211.169.17 # Paypal IPN do not delete tcp|in|d=80|s=173.0.84.40 # Paypal IPN do not delete tcp|in|d=80|s=173.0.84.8 # Paypal IPN do not delete tcp|in|d=80|s=173.0.88.40 # Paypal IPN do not delete tcp|in|d=80|s=173.0.88.8 # Paypal IPN do not delete tcp|in|d=80|s=173.0.92.8 # Paypal IPN do not delete tcp|in|d=80|s=173.0.93.8 # Paypal IPN do not delete tcp|in|d=80|s=66.211.170.66 # Paypal Notify tcp|in|d=80|s=173.0.81.1 # Paypal Notify tcp|in|d=80|s=173.0.81.0/24 # Paypal Notify tcp|in|d=80|s=173.0.81.33 # Paypal Notify tcp|in|d=443|s=64.4.248.8 # Paypal IPN do not delete tcp|in|d=443|s=64.4.249.8 # Paypal IPN do not delete tcp|in|d=443|s=66.211.169.17 # Paypal IPN do not delete tcp|in|d=443|s=173.0.84.40 # Paypal IPN do not delete tcp|in|d=443|s=173.0.84.8 # Paypal IPN do not delete tcp|in|d=443|s=173.0.88.40 # Paypal IPN do not delete tcp|in|d=443|s=173.0.88.8 # Paypal IPN do not delete tcp|in|d=443|s=173.0.92.8 # Paypal IPN do not delete tcp|in|d=443|s=173.0.93.8 # Paypal IPN do not delete tcp|in|d=443|s=66.211.170.66 # Paypal Notify do not delete tcp|in|d=443|s=173.0.81.1 # Paypal Notify do not delete tcp|in|d=443|s=173.0.81.0/24 # Paypal Notify do not delete tcp|in|d=443|s=173.0.81.33 # Paypal Notify do not delete
And the following to csf.ignore:
64.4.248.8 # Paypal IPN 64.4.249.8 # Paypal IPN 66.211.169.17 # Paypal IPN 173.0.84.40 # Paypal IPN 173.0.84.8 # Paypal IPN 173.0.88.40 # Paypal IPN 173.0.88.8 # Paypal IPN 173.0.92.8 # Paypal IPN 173.0.93.8 # Paypal IPN 66.211.170.66 # Paypal Notify 173.0.81.1 # Paypal Notify 173.0.81.0/24 # Paypal Notify 173.0.81.33 # Paypal Notify
Remember to restart csf and then lfd after making any changes.
For up to date IP lists, see this link.
…and yes, we fell afoul of this.