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# Management API Security

This article explains how to enable IP filtering for your Umbraco Cloud project's back-end services, allowing access only to whitelisted IP addresses.

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This is a beta feature. Enabling this feature might have other side effects for your Umbraco Cloud project.
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Management API Security lets you secure access to the back-end services of your Umbraco Cloud project.

When enabled, the following domains will be protected by an IP filter:

* Git Domains: Used for version control and deployment processes, identified by the *\*.git* suffix.
* Scm Domains: Used for additional back-end service operations, such as builds and deployment management. They follow the *your-project-alias.regional-identifier.scm.umbraco.io* pattern.

If the IP address is not whitelisted, these domains will not be accessible.

## How to enable Management API IP filter and allow IPs

1. Go to **Management API Security** under the **Security** tab.
2. **Enable IP Filtering** for Management API on the project.

![Enable Management API IP Filtering](https://3739769070-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FPzKn70Piyd2fd5UkYZGf%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-3f1a10b55bc367df69376d90793ac2dce3b9e5ba%2Fmanagement_api_security.png?alt=media)

3. Once enabled, add **IP Address** for users that need access to the Management API of your project.

![Allow IPs for your Umbraco Cloud Project's back-end services](https://3739769070-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FPzKn70Piyd2fd5UkYZGf%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-cd9e065008149b93ee3e7e6e95ddce2881be374d%2Fmanagement_api_security_allow_ip.png?alt=media)

After **IP Filtering** has been enabled, users with IPs not added to the allowlist will be denied access to the Management API.


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