ochSimpleFirewall package 4.1.0.rc.2 for Joomla 5.3+/6.0+

Version 4.1.0.rc.2
Maturity Release Candidate
Release Date 2026-07-29
Tags
  • Joomla5
  • Joomla6
  • CE marked (EU Cyber Resilience Act)
Changelog
Type Change
Fix [rc.1] Remove obsolete JS files from old version
Fix [rc.2] Guard against a null application identity (reported by Tim)
Addition [rc.1] New Dashboard view
Addition [rc.1] New Super User account monitoring
Addition [rc.1] New installed Extension monitoring
Addition [rc.1] New: allow cidr notation (ip range) in allow / block addresses
Change [rc.1] Updated helper files
Change [rc.1] Performance: convert IpSetsCache from JSON to PHP files (opcache)
Change [rc.1] Refactor: unify cache file format
Change [rc.1] Code style changes
Change [rc.2] percent-encoding bypass in Active Scanner SQLi query-string rules
Change [rc.2] Bound reverse DNS lookups on blocked requests via Joomla cache
Change [rc.2] Cap Active Scanner input length with new rule AF-0001
Change [rc.2] Escape externally sourced values in HTML notification emails
Change [rc.2] Escape username in account protection admin email
Change [rc.2] Forward confirm hostname whitelist matches (FCrDNS)
Notes

This version will only install on Joomla 5.3+ and PHP 8.1+

Installation Notes

Joomla! 6 Joomla! 5 Joomla! 4 (EOL - Not supported) Joomla! 3 (EOL - Not supported) PHP 8.1+

See: Documentation