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- I understand how frustrating it is to give an answer and then have the OP say "nope", can't go with the optimal solution. Sadly, I am not in a position to implement a full separation, so I only want to do as much as I can from my side, given the limitation. I also understand that generally a VPN provides access to a network, not a resource. But couldn't I perform an IP check in the application code? I would only have a few admins, so if I set up the VPN with a static IP and then check if host == admin.mystore.com and ip == vpnIP, proceed with admin login... Is that bad?Avius– Avius2018-09-14 08:48:15 +00:00Commented Sep 14, 2018 at 8:48
- no problem, I'd love to be able to give you a clever work around, but unfortunately I don't know of any :(Ewan– Ewan2018-09-14 08:49:58 +00:00Commented Sep 14, 2018 at 8:49
- Accidentally posted the comment too early. Made an amendment now, could you take a look? Also, thank you for the answer, I particularly appreciate the support on the separation idea, makes me feel less incompetent, lol.Avius– Avius2018-09-14 09:42:27 +00:00Commented Sep 14, 2018 at 9:42
- 1yes you can put extra checks in for the admin user, but i assume you existing permissions system already distinguishes between the user types. an extra ip check might work, but your not significantly improving the solutionEwan– Ewan2018-09-14 10:04:19 +00:00Commented Sep 14, 2018 at 10:04
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