[COUCHDB-1423] Peer not set by X-Forwarded-For when using IPv6

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Won't Fix
• Component/s: HTTP Interface
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Nathan Vander Wilt
• Created: 25/Feb/12 05:12
• Updated: 02/Sep/18 06:36
• Resolved: 02/Sep/18 06:36

Description

CouchDB transparently handles an X-Forwarded-For header, using the actual client value for the request's "peer" property and logging (albeit modulo COUCHDB-1421). However this does not seem to be working with IPv6 connections.

When bound on 0.0.0.0 `curl -H "X-Forwarded-For: 123.45.6.7" localhost:5984` logs a peer address of 123.45.6.7. But when bound on :: the same request logs ::FFFF:127.0.0.1