# Restrict Access to Your Neon Database with IP Allow

DevFeed: [Restrict Access to Your Neon Database with IP Allow](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/restrict-access-to-your-neon-database-with-ip-allow-5773.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://neon.com/blog/restrict-access-to-your-neon-database-with-ip-allow>)

Author: Evan Shortiss

Published: 2023-12-19T18:22:07Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Blog -- Neon Docs](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/blog-neon-docs.md>)

Topics: [PostgreSQL](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/postgresql.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [Access Control](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/access-control.md>), [Database](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/database.md>), [passwords](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/passwords.md>), [Network](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/network.md>)

Tags: [access-control](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/access-control.md>), [autoscaling](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/autoscaling.md>), [community](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/community.md>), [network](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/network.md>), [password](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/password.md>), [postgresql](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/postgresql.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>)

## AI overview

This tutorial explains how to restrict access to a hosted Neon PostgreSQL database using the IP Allow feature. It covers configuring an IP allowlist in the Neon console, testing a connection from an unauthorized address, and then allowing the client's public IP address.

## Source excerpt

Neon provides you with fully hosted and managed PostgreSQL instances. These instances have advanced branching and autoscaling features and are accessible using a connection string and a secure password. We understand that having multiple layers of security in place is essential t...