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I want to block all non-US users from accessing my website. I’m using nginx on the front end and have a django powered website.
1) How can I determine what are US IP addresses?
2) Should I be blocking them in my webserver or in my application layer?
I’ve used mod_geoip and found it to be largely but not completely effective. The accuracy of the IP / country database is one issue, as is keeping that database up-to-date. I also found that while it helped mitigate some comment spam and DDOS type queries coming from parts of the world not relevant to the content of our site, it also had some unintended consequences. For instance, there were people who attempted to update their site listings while on vacation overseas who were blocked. http://www.maxmind.com/app/mod_geoip