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Difference between save IP address and anonymize IP address
4 months 2 weeks ago #231842
by bourginj
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Your LimeSurvey version: Version 5.3.31 Own server or LimeSurvey hosting: Own server
Survey theme/template: fruity
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When activating a survey, I don't understand the difference between the Save IP address option, and the Anonymize IP address option.
If Save IP address is activated, the IP address is stored, and if Anonymize IP address is activated, the IP address is not recorded. It seems to me that this refers to the same option but in reverse formulation. Is it the case or is there a subtlety I missed ?
Thanks in advance.
Best,
Jessica Bourgin
Your LimeSurvey version: Version 5.3.31 Own server or LimeSurvey hosting: Own server
Survey theme/template: fruity
==================
When activating a survey, I don't understand the difference between the Save IP address option, and the Anonymize IP address option.
If Save IP address is activated, the IP address is stored, and if Anonymize IP address is activated, the IP address is not recorded. It seems to me that this refers to the same option but in reverse formulation. Is it the case or is there a subtlety I missed ?
Thanks in advance.
Best,
Jessica Bourgin
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4 months 2 weeks ago #231844
by Joffm
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Replied by Joffm on topic Difference between save IP address and anonymize IP address
Well,
there are four cases to investigate
1. IP = yes, anonymize IP = no
2. IP = yes, anonymize IP = yes
3. IP = no, anonymize IP = no
4. IP = no, anonymize IP = yes
Did you try to see the differences?
In case of 3. and 4. it is obvious that NO IP address is stored
1. Full IP address ist stored
2. The last group of the address is changed to "0"
Joffm
there are four cases to investigate
1. IP = yes, anonymize IP = no
2. IP = yes, anonymize IP = yes
3. IP = no, anonymize IP = no
4. IP = no, anonymize IP = yes
Did you try to see the differences?
In case of 3. and 4. it is obvious that NO IP address is stored
1. Full IP address ist stored
2. The last group of the address is changed to "0"
Joffm
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4 months 2 weeks ago #231845
by jelo
If you "anonymize" an IP in LimeSurvey, only parts of the IP address will be saved.
The meaning of the word "stable" for users
www.limesurvey.org/forum/development/117...ord-stable-for-users
Replied by jelo on topic Difference between save IP address and anonymize IP address
When activating a survey, I don't understand the difference between the Save IP address option, and the Anonymize IP address option.
If you "anonymize" an IP in LimeSurvey, only parts of the IP address will be saved.
bugs.limesurvey.org/view.php?id=15997This should anonymize an IP address to a /24 subnet (IPv4) or a /64 subnet (IPv6)
For instance, the IPv4 address 192.168.178.123 is anonymized to 192.168.178.0.
The IPv6 address 2a03:2880:2110:df07:face:b00c:0:1 is anonymized to 2a03:2880:2110:0:0:0:0:0 (changing the last 5 blocks to 0)
The meaning of the word "stable" for users
www.limesurvey.org/forum/development/117...ord-stable-for-users
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4 months 2 weeks ago #231851
by bourginj
Replied by bourginj on topic Difference between save IP address and anonymize IP address
Thanks a lot for your answers!
I must confess that for this one I did not try, since the description for the two options in the tooltips was very similar and I did not find the information in the documentation, I assumed I would get the same result.
Thanks for the explanation!
Best,
Jessica
I must confess that for this one I did not try, since the description for the two options in the tooltips was very similar and I did not find the information in the documentation, I assumed I would get the same result.
Thanks for the explanation!
Best,
Jessica
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4 months 2 weeks ago - 4 months 2 weeks ago #231887
by holch
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Replied by holch on topic Difference between save IP address and anonymize IP address
I think this is another case for having just one setting with 3 options:
1. IP address saved
2. Shortened IP address saved
3. No IP address saved
These settings that influence one another and in some cases don't even make sense (cases 3 and 4 from Joffm - this should be one setting, because if you do not save the IP address there is no difference between those two).
1. IP address saved
2. Shortened IP address saved
3. No IP address saved
These settings that influence one another and in some cases don't even make sense (cases 3 and 4 from Joffm - this should be one setting, because if you do not save the IP address there is no difference between those two).
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Last edit: 4 months 2 weeks ago by holch.
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