GeoIP in Laravel: middleware for risk aware auth, checkout, and account changes
GeoIP in Laravel: middleware for risk aware flows
Laravel middleware is a clean integration point for GeoIP enrichment and risk controls. By resolving client IP once and attaching context to the request, every downstream controller can apply consistent antifraud policy.
Architecture pattern for Laravel
- Resolve client IP from trusted headers and proxy chain rules.
- Call GeoIP endpoint with
ipand stable user key. - Cache per request to avoid duplicate lookups.
- Attach context to request attributes and event logs.
- Apply route specific policy in auth, checkout, and profile update.
Case study: safer profile changes
A SaaS team enforced step up verification on email and password changes when risk score exceeded threshold or proxy suspicion was positive. Account recovery abuse dropped while normal users kept smooth login experience.
Laravel middleware example
public function handle($request, Closure $next) {
$ip = $this->ipResolver->resolve($request);
$userKey = $request->user()?->id ?? "anon";
$ctx = $this->geoClient->lookup($ip, $userKey);
$request->attributes->set("geo_ctx", $ctx);
return $next($request);
}Route policy sample
$score = (int)($ctx["antifraud"]["risk_score"] ?? 0);
$proxy = (bool)($ctx["antifraud"]["proxy_suspected"] ?? false);
if ($route === "checkout" && ($score >= 70 || $proxy)) {
return redirect()->route("verify.stepup");
}SEO and product positioning
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