Re: IP address storage in SMF

All of those tables are listed in the second post. I *think* it's all of them but I haven't checked to be sure; nothing comes to mind, put it that way.



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That's interesting, but not what I'm looking for, as I want to maintain full SMF functionality while only removing old IPs.

I have updated code in the second post. I'm running that as via a weekly cronjob now and it seems to work fine.



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Lectures not withstanding, if you want to prevent SMF from capturing and storing IPs -



In /Sources/QueryString.php



[code]



/// Prevent IP detection

$_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'] = '0.0.0.0';

$_SERVER['HTTP_X_FORWARDE D_FOR'] = '0.0.0.0';



// Clean the r...



Re: IP address storage in SMF

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Yeah, some of those may be unnecessary as the data doesn't live that long to begin with.

I guess the most important ones are the first and last: smf_messages & smf_members. Plus some mods that also store IPs, like the HTTP Black List mod and Security L...



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Long term, no. Short term there's the above plus flood control purposes. I see you're pruning the table but honestly it shouldn't live anywhere near that long.



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Yes. I just wanted to make sure if there are any technical reasons (besides IP bans) for SMF to store this data. I gather there aren't any.

Thank you for your help.



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In which case it is then simply a question of what legal obligations you as a data controller are required to comply with.



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Hello Arantor, glad to see you.

I'm aware of the use IPs have for the ban system. I only use IP based bans for short periods though, like a week or two. So that should be fine.



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That and the fact it limits how useful the ban system might be.



But yes, there are legal obligations to keep such data in surprisingly many countries...



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I don't think it's saving me anything. I think it is the ethical thing to do, to save no more personally identifiable data than necessary and no longer than necessary.

And I would be a bit surprised if the FBI showed up at my door because I don't live ...



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