Boards anti attack check - Mod Note in OP

ardinn

Boards is checking browsers before logging me in - Are we under attack?!?!?

Mod Note for Explanation - thanks johnny_ultimate.

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

It's Cloudflare, used by many, many websites these days to protect against DDoS attacks, large traffic spikes and the like.

I would suggest that if you see it but are still able to get in and use the site as normal... then Cloudflare has done its job

It does appear to be a temporary thing during a surge.

punisher5112

ardinn wrote: »

Boards is checking browsers before logging me in - Are we under attack?!?!?

Girlz



Careful now

Canis Lupus

Happens every now and then. I thought it only affects us people outside of Ireland?

uch

I always hated Aunties

tomwaterford

ardinn wrote: »

Boards is checking browsers before logging me in - Are we under attack?!?!?

Take out the pitchforks!


(Happening me aswel)

suicide_circus

Canis Lupus wrote: »

Happens every now and then. I thought it only affects us people outside of Ireland?

Nope

Your Face

Phase 1...

Complete...

manual_man

ardinn wrote: »

Boards is checking browsers before logging me in - Are we under attack?!?!?

We shouldn't be Russian to conclusions

uch

manual_man wrote: »

We shouldn't be Russian to conclusions

but we should be (Internet) Exploring the options

Wexfordboy89

uch wrote: »

but we should be (Internet) Exploring the options

Time for you to be going to bed after that one

uch

Fair enough, Night night

Are Am Eye

Hopefully those hsckerz wont come at us with anti anti attack. Then we're in trouble.

kneemos

The day will come when a copy of your passport and pre approval for every post from a board of mods will be the only way to engage with boards.

KERSPLAT!

kneemos wrote: »

The day will come when a copy of your passport and pre approval for every post from a board of mods will be the only way to engage with boards.

For some, that wouldn't be a bad thing.

DivingDuck

KERSPLAT! wrote: »

For some, that wouldn't be a bad thing.

You obviously haven't seen the state of my passport photograph.

KERSPLAT!

DivingDuck wrote: »

You obviously haven't seen the state of my passport photograph.

Duckface?

Ficheall

Are you using a proxy, OP?

Drumpot

No my safari browser has just started doing this check. Never done in the past, I thought my IP was being vetted!

mel.b

Happening for me too.

Colser

Same here.

alexonhisown

Happening me too on android phone using wifi and data usage and phone app wont open at all.
Also happening on ipad with wifi.

Harry Palmr

Likewise last night and just now. I better check my bank account.

jsms88

Yea, I'm getting it as well on iPhone.

Annasopra

DivingDuck wrote: »

You obviously haven't seen the state of my passport photograph.

What does that matter?

jamesbere

It wrecking my buzz

Turtyturd

jamesbere wrote: »

It wrecking my buzz

Have you tried turning it off and turning it back on.

kneemos

Hey! Stop checking my browser.

daheff

Its too slow for me...gonna end up limiting my usage here.

Samaris

Oh, so it's not just me! I was bewildered by that too - seems to be a DDOS anti-surge type thing.

I'll leave this thread be for a bit, as it might answer other peoples' confusion about it, but it's not really an AH type thread, so if it all goes technical or people are wanting the whys of it or whatever, it may be moved to Help Desk.

Vowel Movement

I thought i broke Boards

Arghus

I thought my voluminous online porn habits had finally caught up with me.

LordSutch

ardinn wrote: »

Boards anti attack check

Boards is checking browsers before logging me in - Are we under attack?!?!?

Yep, just had a dummy type log in by 'Ray' ....

Then I got logged off and had to log in again :cool:

Not sure I like the idea of 'Ray' having my password though!

1st time its ever happened to me when logging on..

Big C

was sure it had something to do with Joe Duffy, he gets accused for everything on the liveline thread

Harry Palmr

This is getting very annoying, it seems that if boards.ie is open but inactive for more than a few minutes it'll check for fleas.

Big C

Harry Palmr wrote: »

This is getting very annoying, it seems that if boards.ie is open but inactive for more than a few minutes it'll check for fleas.

maybe they just starting from scratch again ????

sullivlo

Harry Palmr wrote: »

This is getting very annoying, it seems that if boards.ie is open but inactive for more than a few minutes it'll check for fleas.

Yup. Gonna be a pain in the nuts for anyone who is typing a long reply if they have to get a recheck on submitting the post.

Widdershins

I think my browser was checked when I went to a different site too, a web shop.

HeidiHeidi

Harry Palmr wrote: »

This is getting very annoying, it seems that if boards.ie is open but inactive for more than a few minutes it'll check for fleas.

Not even few minutes, it's happening nearly every time i go back to the main page this morning.

Could get very irritating!

(ETA Happened after the time it took to type thist post - and I'm a fast typer!)

johnny_ultimate

It's Cloudflare, used by many, many websites these days to protect against DDoS attacks, large traffic spikes and the like.

I would suggest that if you see it but are still able to get in and use the site as normal... then Cloudflare has done its job

jamesbere

I thought at first it was someone hacking me, they would've just been bombarded with porn

Widdershins

If anyone hacked me they'd die of disappointment.

Wanderer78

Getting cloud flare as well, but also v1 app has gone tits up on me, unable to log in via it. Jebus I hate v2 app!

r93kaey5p2izun

Happening to me too since last night. Never came across it before. Thought I had a virus or something.

Atoms for Peace

It's good to know i'm not a bot.

The_Valeyard

Atoms for Peace wrote: »

It's good to know i'm not a bot.

Maybe you are. Maybe it's a trap ad the place Is actually secretly filled with bots

kneemos

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

It's Cloudflare, used by many, many websites these days to protect against DDoS attacks, large traffic spikes and the like.

I would suggest that if you see it but are still able to get in and use the site as normal... then Cloudflare has done its job

Victim mentality dude.

vegetables

Vowel Movement wrote: »

I thought i broke Boards

RayM

LordSutch wrote: »

Not sure I like the idea of 'Ray' having my password though!

It's fine. I can be trusted.

its fierce annoying.

HeidiHeidi

Jake1 wrote: »

its fierce annoying.

I have to agree, it is.

It's also done something to using the "back" key to get back out of a thread - now needs multiple presses to get you back to the home page list.

ThisRegard

I've had it since last night, can't post at all using Chrome, get an invalid thread ID error message after the Cloud Flare check every time I try so have to use a different browser.