diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md index 3a973e661..2b4cb103a 100644 --- a/CHANGELOG.md +++ b/CHANGELOG.md @@ -1,5 +1,30 @@ # CHANGELOG - Nginx Bad Bot Blocker +### 2017-04-20 (MAJOR VERSION UPDATE) - V2.2017.07 + +- New include files introduced: + +- blacklist-ips.conf +- bad-referrer-words.conf +- custom-bad-referrers.conf + +- New include file bad-referrer-words.conf allows total control and customization of scanning for bad referrer words +- New include file blacklist-ips.conf allows total control and customization over which IP addresses and IP Ranges you want to block +- New include file custom-bad-referrers.conf allows adding own custom bad referrer domains you wish to block. + +- Cyveillance and Berkeley Scanner Blocks have been moved into blacklist-ips.conf + +- **VERY IMPORTANT** - Without the existence of the new include files blacklist-ips.conf, bad-referrer-words.conf and custom-bad-referrers.conf include files Nginx will FAIL RELOADING with EMERG :exclamation: + +- PLEASE READ UPDATED CONFIGURATION INSTRUCTIONS + +- AUTO UPDATE SCRIPT WILL FAIL NGINX RELOAD WITHOUT THE NEW INCLUDE FILES !!!! + +- Please subscribe your email address to the mailing list at **https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/apache-ultimate-bad-bot-blocker** +or simply send a blank email to **apache-ultimate-bad-bot-blocker+subscribe@googlegroups.com** to subscribe. +**Please make sure you are subscribed to notifications** to be notified when the blocker is updated and also to be notified when any important or mission critical changes like this take place. +- Also follow me on twitter @ubuntu101za for update notifications + ### 2017-04-19 - Introduced better Regex patterns for Good and Bad Bots to prevent false positives. - Regex Changes on Bad Bots Section to Case Insensitive Matching