Commit 0df1a1f2 authored by Tristan Williams's avatar Tristan Williams Committed by Evan Read

Docs: Add more detail to sign-up restrictions

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# Sign-up restrictions # Sign-up restrictions
You can block email addresses of specific domains, or whitelist only some By implementing sign-up restrictions, you can blacklist or whitelist email addresses
specific domains via the **Application Settings** in the Admin area. belonging to specific domains.
>**Note**: These restrictions are only applied during sign-up. An admin is >**Note**: These restrictions are only applied during sign-up. An admin is
able to add a user through the admin panel with a disallowed domain. Also able to add a user through the admin panel with a disallowed domain. Also
...@@ -24,17 +24,21 @@ domains list. ...@@ -24,17 +24,21 @@ domains list.
> [Introduced][ce-5259] in GitLab 8.10. > [Introduced][ce-5259] in GitLab 8.10.
With this feature enabled, you can block email addresses of a specific domain With this feature enabled, you can block email addresses of a specific domain
from creating an account on your GitLab server. This is particularly useful to from creating an account on your GitLab server. This is particularly useful to prevent spam. Disposable email addresses are usually used by malicious users to create dummy accounts and spam issues.
prevent spam. Disposable email addresses are usually used by malicious users to
create dummy accounts and spam issues.
## Settings ## Settings
This feature can be activated via the **Application Settings** in the Admin area, To access this feature:
and you have the option of entering the list manually, or uploading a file with
the list.
Both whitelist and blacklist accept wildcards, so for example, you can use 1. Navigate to the **Settings > General** in the Admin area.
1. Expand the **Sign-up restrictions** section.
For the:
- Blacklist, you can enter the list manually, or upload a `.txt` file with it.
- Whitelist you must enter the list manually.
Both the whitelist and blacklist accept wildcards. For example, you can use
`*.company.com` to accept every `company.com` subdomain, or `*.io` to block all `*.company.com` to accept every `company.com` subdomain, or `*.io` to block all
domains ending in `.io`. Domains should be separated by a whitespace, domains ending in `.io`. Domains should be separated by a whitespace,
semicolon, comma, or a new line. semicolon, comma, or a new line.
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