Require authentication on direct ip access (disable anonymous access)

General Discussions
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I can still access anonymously though my WAN IP:

Remote access is enabled, I have port forwarding set up…

I’ve tried entering my local netmask 192.168.42.0/24 in " List of networks that are allowed without auth" and have also left it blank, but to no avail.

I have Plex Home enabled with users configured. Using any app or logging in via plex.tv/web requires pin authentication. However, I’d like to lockdown down access if directly accessing via my WAN IP. I’d like to require authentication.

I’m tech savvy, so I’m capable of setting up some reverse proxy and using basic auth or something more complicated. I’d prefer to disable anonymous access completely and require auth only though plex.tv if it’s as simple as setting config somewhere.

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What are you running Plex Server on?

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Enabling Plex Home should make it so you can not access PMS from any device or browser without authentication. See: https://support.plex.tv/hc/en-us/articles/203948786

So if you have not changed any of the settings relating to authentication after enabling Plex Home I would suggest you look at your preferences.xml file and see if disableRemoteSecurity is set to 1. If so remove that entry. REF: https://support.plex.tv/hc/en-us/articles/201105343-Advanced-Hidden-Server-Settings

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Here is a longer thread which has some background information:

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Thanks all. I am running Plex in a BSD Jail… this likely is the old disableRemoteSecurity setting that was carried over from an old version… before I enable remote access. I’ll take a look and report back!