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ngxinx.conf	4.9 KB	open | download	sandeep dubey	01/25/2023	Read message

Just adding, if it's `location /auth {}`, it'll also match /autha, /authb, /authsomething/something, not just limited to /auth/*.

On Wed, Jan 25, 2023, at 01:56, Reinis Rozitis wrote:
>> There are other locations like /auth, /auth/, /auth/admin, /auth/admin/ and few more which have the same rules. I am trying to restrict access to /auth and /auth/admin which are sensitive for public access. Do you think removing "=" can help in this case?
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> '=' in location definition means that nginx will use it only on exact uri match.
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> if you have location = /auth {} but client requests /auth/admin (unless
> you have also location = /auth/admin) then that particular location
> configuration won't be used and will match the 'location / {}' which in
> your configuration sample was proxied without any deny rules.
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> By removing the '=' it means all the /auth, /auth/* requests will be
> processed in that location.
>
> Good to also check the documentation on it
> http://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_core_module.html#location
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