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+date = "2016-05-01T23:06:00+03:00"
+author = "Alan Orth"
+title = "May, 2016"
+tags = ["notes"]
+image = "../images/bg.jpg"
+
++++
+## 2016-05-01
+
+- Since yesterday there have been 10,000 REST errors and the site has been unstable again
+- I have blocked access to the API now
+- There are 3,000 IPs accessing the REST API in a 24-hour period!
+
+```
+# awk '{print $1}' /var/log/nginx/rest.log | uniq | wc -l
+3168
+```
+
+- The two most often requesters are in Ethiopia and Colombia: 213.55.99.121 and 181.118.144.29
+- 100% of the requests coming from Ethiopia are like this and result in an HTTP 500:
+
+```
+GET /rest/handle/10568/NaN?expand=parentCommunityList,metadata HTTP/1.1
+```
+
+- For now I'll block just the Ethiopian IP
diff --git a/public/2016-04/index.html b/public/2016-04/index.html
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--- a/public/2016-04/index.html
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+ 2016-05-01 Since yesterday there have been 10,000 REST errors and the site has been unstable again I have blocked access to the API now There are 3,000 IPs accessing the REST API in a 24-hour period! # awk '{print $1}' /var/log/nginx/rest.log | uniq | wc -l 3168 The two most often requesters are in Ethiopia and Colombia: 213.55.99.121 and 181.118.144.29 100% of the requests coming from Ethiopia are like this
+
diff --git a/public/index.xml b/public/index.xml
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Recent content on CGSpace NotesHugo -- gohugo.ioen-us
- Mon, 04 Apr 2016 11:06:00 +0300
+ Sun, 01 May 2016 23:06:00 +0300
+
+ May, 2016
+ /cgspace-notes/2016-05/
+ Sun, 01 May 2016 23:06:00 +0300
+
+ /cgspace-notes/2016-05/
+
+
+<h2 id="2016-05-01:b7bf1a0f8f2415a40e1e11e343b04c0d">2016-05-01</h2>
+
+<ul>
+<li>Since yesterday there have been 10,000 REST errors and the site has been unstable again</li>
+<li>I have blocked access to the API now</li>
+<li>There are 3,000 IPs accessing the REST API in a 24-hour period!</li>
+</ul>
+
+<pre><code># awk '{print $1}' /var/log/nginx/rest.log | uniq | wc -l
+3168
+</code></pre>
+
+<ul>
+<li>The two most often requesters are in Ethiopia and Colombia: 213.55.99.121 and 181.118.144.29</li>
+<li>100% of the requests coming from Ethiopia are like this and result in an HTTP 500:</li>
+</ul>
+
+<pre><code>GET /rest/handle/10568/NaN?expand=parentCommunityList,metadata HTTP/1.1
+</code></pre>
+
+<ul>
+<li>For now I’ll block just the Ethiopian IP</li>
+</ul>
+
+
+
April, 2016
/cgspace-notes/2016-04/
diff --git a/public/sitemap.xml b/public/sitemap.xml
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- 2016-04-04T11:06:00+03:00
+ 2016-05-01T23:06:00+03:000
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+ /cgspace-notes/2016-05/
+ 2016-05-01T23:06:00+03:00
+
+
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diff --git a/public/tags/index.html b/public/tags/index.html
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+ 2016-05-01 Since yesterday there have been 10,000 REST errors and the site has been unstable again I have blocked access to the API now There are 3,000 IPs accessing the REST API in a 24-hour period! # awk '{print $1}' /var/log/nginx/rest.log | uniq | wc -l 3168 The two most often requesters are in Ethiopia and Colombia: 213.55.99.121 and 181.118.144.29 100% of the requests coming from Ethiopia are like this
+
+
+
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+
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+
diff --git a/public/tags/notes/index.xml b/public/tags/notes/index.xml
index a18d8952f..fc4fceb48 100644
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@@ -6,9 +6,43 @@
Recent content in Notes on CGSpace NotesHugo -- gohugo.ioen-us
- Mon, 04 Apr 2016 11:06:00 +0300
+ Sun, 01 May 2016 23:06:00 +0300
+
+ May, 2016
+ /cgspace-notes/2016-05/
+ Sun, 01 May 2016 23:06:00 +0300
+
+ /cgspace-notes/2016-05/
+
+
+<h2 id="2016-05-01:b7bf1a0f8f2415a40e1e11e343b04c0d">2016-05-01</h2>
+
+<ul>
+<li>Since yesterday there have been 10,000 REST errors and the site has been unstable again</li>
+<li>I have blocked access to the API now</li>
+<li>There are 3,000 IPs accessing the REST API in a 24-hour period!</li>
+</ul>
+
+<pre><code># awk '{print $1}' /var/log/nginx/rest.log | uniq | wc -l
+3168
+</code></pre>
+
+<ul>
+<li>The two most often requesters are in Ethiopia and Colombia: 213.55.99.121 and 181.118.144.29</li>
+<li>100% of the requests coming from Ethiopia are like this and result in an HTTP 500:</li>
+</ul>
+
+<pre><code>GET /rest/handle/10568/NaN?expand=parentCommunityList,metadata HTTP/1.1
+</code></pre>
+
+<ul>
+<li>For now I’ll block just the Ethiopian IP</li>
+</ul>
+
+
+
April, 2016
/cgspace-notes/2016-04/