Re: Anubis check stuck?
Project / Subsystem
gcc / gcc
Date
2026-08-16
Proposer
Mark Wielaard <mark@klomp.org>
Source type
public_inbox
Consensus
Proposed
Sentiment
—/10
Technical tradeoffs
- • Implementing IP allow-listing may inconvenience users with dynamic IP addresses or those behind CGNAT.
- • Balancing security against user accessibility is a constant challenge with bot mitigation strategies.
All attributes
- project
- gcc
- subsystem
- gcc
- patch_id
- —
- discussion_id
- 20260816221211.GB4558@gnu.wildebeest.org
- source_type
- public_inbox
- title
- Re: Anubis check stuck?
- headline
- Anubis check stuck?
- tldr
- Sourceware's Anubis proof-of-work system is facing persistent scraper attacks, leading to rate limiting and slow performance.
- proposer
- Mark Wielaard <mark@klomp.org>
- consensus
- Proposed
- outcome
- proposed
- sentiment_score
- —
- technical_tradeoffs
-
- • Implementing IP allow-listing may inconvenience users with dynamic IP addresses or those behind CGNAT.
- • Balancing security against user accessibility is a constant challenge with bot mitigation strategies.
- series_id
- —
- series_role
- standalone
- series_parts
- []
- tags
-
- • security
- • performance
- • infrastructure
- • DoS
- bugzilla_url
- —
- date
- 2026-08-16T00:00:00.000Z
Re: Anubis check stuck?
Mark Wielaard discusses ongoing scraper attacks targeting Sourceware, causing rate limiting and impacting services like gitweb and Anubis. A proposed solution involves an IP allow-list for authenticated users, with ongoing efforts to add support for more services and manual IP authentication.