geoip: allow extracting the client IP address from a custom request header #42416
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Description
This PR adds a new
ip_address_headerwhich could be used to provide the client IP address instead of computing it using XFF hops. It's valuable in cases where we trust the first layer to correctly determine the client IP and then provide that as a header.Commit Message: geoip: allow extracting the client IP address from a custom request header
Additional Description: Adds a new
ip_address_headerwhich could be used to provide the client IP address instead of computing it using XFF hops.Risk Level: Low
Testing: Added Unit + Integration Tests
Docs Changes: Added
Release Notes: Added