From f6dc1e2996c8aa19bcbe666a345bf4e4e9f8eea0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Snoww <40239844+SnowSquire@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:14:35 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] better ipv6 ratelimiting logic (#1439)

aligns ipv6 normalizatoin logic with the typical residental allocation of /56 instead of /64.
---
 copyparty/util.py | 7 +++----
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/copyparty/util.py b/copyparty/util.py
index 9343f01d..b0004e5a 100644
--- a/copyparty/util.py
+++ b/copyparty/util.py
@@ -1501,8 +1501,7 @@ class Garda(object):
             return 0, ip
 
         if ":" in ip:
-            # assume /64 clients; drop 4 groups
-            ip = IPv6Address(ip).exploded[:-20]
+            ip = ipnorm(ip)
 
         if prev and self.uniq:
             if self.prev.get(ip) == prev:
@@ -2445,8 +2444,8 @@ def odfusion(
 
 def ipnorm(ip: str) -> str:
     if ":" in ip:
-        # assume /64 clients; drop 4 groups
-        return IPv6Address(ip).exploded[:-20]
+        # assume /56 clients; drop final 72 bits
+        return str(IPv6Network(ip + "/56", strict=False).network_address)
 
     return ip