Re: MediaWiki and Anubis

I hate it when I have to answer my own questions. Although this is only 
a partial answer...

When browsing the wikis using Chrome, the logs show access from 
127.0.0.1, directly followed by access from the real IP address of the 
client. This is not seen when using Firefox, in that case only the real 
IP address is logged.

Some of my wikis are restricted to my campus network - which does not 
include 127.0.0.1. After I added that address to the whitelist, Chrome 
was also able to access the wikis through Anubis.

The question why Anubis behaves so differently with Firefox and Chrome 
as clients is still open, but probably one for the Anubis community. If 
someone here has any idea or knows what's going on, I am still happy to 
listen :)

Cheers,
    Joern


Am 14.08.2026 um 14:35 schrieb Clausen, Jörn via MediaWiki-l:
> Hello!
> 
> I am currently evaluating Anubis (https://anubis.techaro.lol/) to 
> protect my Wikis from (AI) crawlers.
> 
> Initial tests were successful and everything looked fine and as it 
> should - using Firefox. Then I tried Chrome and I am blocked from 
> accessing the wikis immediately.
> 
> I am not sure if Anubis blocks the access, or Chrome triggers some 
> problem with the way Anubis wedges itself between the user and the wiki 
> in Apache.
> 
> I guess running MediaWiki behind Anubis is not that uncommon. Is this a 
> problem others have seen and solved? Any help would be appreciated.
> 
> Cheers,
>    Joern
> 

-- 
Jörn Clausen
Plattformen & Serverdienste
BITS - Bielefelder IT-Servicezentrum
https://www.uni-bielefeld.de/bits

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