Hello everyone
I'm using CSF Firewall in my blog and the problem is the Mod_Security rules incorrectly blocks Googlebot regularly. It is happening almost every week.
In past I have removed a Mod Security rule which was blocking Googlebot and now a new Mod Security rule 950005 is blocking Googlebot.
Whenever it blocks Googlebot, I manually remove Googlebot IP address from deny list using WHM.
Is there any way to permanently stop this? How can I set Mod Security to not block Googlebot?
My hosting staff suggested me to add following rule at the end of Mod Security configuration:
But I'm not sure whether I should add it or not. Is there any security risk in adding this rule or is it ok? Is there any other recommended way to allow Googlebot?
Any kind of suggestions will be highly appreciated.
I'm using CSF Firewall in my blog and the problem is the Mod_Security rules incorrectly blocks Googlebot regularly. It is happening almost every week.
In past I have removed a Mod Security rule which was blocking Googlebot and now a new Mod Security rule 950005 is blocking Googlebot.
Whenever it blocks Googlebot, I manually remove Googlebot IP address from deny list using WHM.
Is there any way to permanently stop this? How can I set Mod Security to not block Googlebot?
My hosting staff suggested me to add following rule at the end of Mod Security configuration:
Code:
#Allow googlebots
SecRule REMOTE_HOST googlebot.com$ allow,pass
Any kind of suggestions will be highly appreciated.
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