diff --git a/command-line-flags-for-tidb-configuration.md b/command-line-flags-for-tidb-configuration.md index 386bb7612e69a..56d02c9562349 100644 --- a/command-line-flags-for-tidb-configuration.md +++ b/command-line-flags-for-tidb-configuration.md @@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ When you start the TiDB cluster, you can use command-line options or environment ## `--proxy-protocol-fallbackable` -- Controls whether to enable PROXY protocol fallback mode. When this parameter is set to `true`, TiDB accepts PROXY client connections and client connections without any PROXY protocol header. By default, TiDB only accepts client connections with a PROXY protocol header. +- Controls whether to enable PROXY protocol fallback mode. When this parameter is set to `true`, TiDB accepts client connections that belong to `--proxy-protocol-networks` without using the PROXY protocol specification or without sending a PROXY protocol header. By default, TiDB only accepts client connections that belong to `--proxy-protocol-networks` and send a PROXY protocol header. - Default value: `false` ## `--proxy-protocol-networks` diff --git a/tidb-configuration-file.md b/tidb-configuration-file.md index b725bec2a27d6..ffcd35e0d6529 100644 --- a/tidb-configuration-file.md +++ b/tidb-configuration-file.md @@ -914,6 +914,11 @@ Configuration items related to the PROXY protocol. > > Use `*` with caution because it might introduce security risks by allowing a client of any IP address to report its IP address. In addition, using `*` might also cause the internal component that directly connects to TiDB (such as TiDB Dashboard) to be unavailable. +### `fallbackable` New in v6.5.1 + ++ Controls whether to enable the PROXY protocol fallback mode. If this configuration item is set to `true`, TiDB can accept clients that belong to `proxy-protocol.networks` to connect to TiDB without using the PROXY protocol specification or without sending the PROXY protocol header. By default, TiDB only accepts client connections that belong to `proxy-protocol.networks` and send a PROXY protocol header. ++ Default value: `false` + ## experimental The `experimental` section, introduced in v3.1.0, describes the configurations related to the experimental features of TiDB.