Answers.Body: <p>Sounds a bit like a problem with mod_security, see also</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://forum.civicrm.org/index.php?topic=36028.0" rel="nofollow">https://forum.civicrm.org/index.php?topic=36028.0</a></p>
  
  <p>I have also asked a hoster once of one of my clients to switch it off for that site.
  But this forum topic even gives options about how to configure mod_security rules to keep it switched on and still have CiviCRM working.</p>
  
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Body: <p>In using CiviCRM on a shared server with a local hosting provider, my IP address continually gets blocked by the server's security script. According to my provider my [legitimate CiviCRM] activity is seen as a Brute Force attack on the server.</p>
  
  <p>My question: is this a problem related to the host, or is it related to some misconfiguration of my CiviCRM or Joomla CMS?</p>
  
Tags: <joomla><configuration><hosting>
Title: Hosting provider claims normal use of CiviCRM is "brute force attack"
ThreadText: # Hosting provider claims normal use of CiviCRM is "brute force attack"
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2016-01-09)
  
  In using CiviCRM on a shared server with a local hosting provider, my IP address continually gets blocked by the server's security script. According to my provider my [legitimate CiviCRM] activity is seen as a Brute Force attack on the server.
  
  My question: is this a problem related to the host, or is it related to some misconfiguration of my CiviCRM or Joomla CMS?
  
  **Tags:** joomla, configuration, hosting
  
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2016-01-09. Score: 3 | Accepted answer
  
  Sounds a bit like a problem with mod\_security, see also
  
  <https://forum.civicrm.org/index.php?topic=36028.0>
  
  I have also asked a hoster once of one of my clients to switch it off for that site.
  But this forum topic even gives options about how to configure mod\_security rules to keep it switched on and still have CiviCRM working.
  
  
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