Configuring Referrer Blocking

By blocking referrer domains, you stop traffic that originates from or is referred from the specified domains.

To configure Referrer Blocking for a given CacheFly service, first navigate to that service (Configuration > Services > [SERVICE NAME]).

• On the left of the screen, click on OPTIONS to expand the list of options available.

• Click on Referrer Blocking in the list of OPTIONS for the service or scroll down to display the Referrer Blocking section.

• In this section, click on + Add Rule to add a Referrer Blocking rule. A popup window opens for you to enter your information for the referrer blocking:

  • In the Match Directory field, enter the directory being blocked.

  • Select ALLOW or DENY from the Default rule drop down.

  • Select any specific extension(s) to be blocked in the Extension field.

  • Enter any exceptions to the default in the Exceptions to default rule text box:

    • Click Add domain to specify and add a domain as an exception. If necessary, add more domains in the same way.

    • Click Add Empty Referrer to add the Empty Referrer exception.

    • Click Add Invalid Referrer to add the Invalid Referrer exception.

• Click the Create New Rule button. The new rule is added to the Rules list in this section (this list appears when the first rule is created).

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