Protectcord

## [v1.0.6] - 2025-10-31

**Version: 1.0.6**

**Release Type: Major Feature Update**

### Major Features - IP Tracking & Banning System

This release introduces a comprehensive IP tracking and banning system to prevent ban evasion through alternate accounts.

#### New Features:

- **IP History Tracking** - All player IP addresses are now logged and tracked automatically

- **Automatic IP Banning** - When a player is banned (via warnings or manual ban), all their associated IPs are automatically banned

- **IP Ban Checking** - Banned IPs are blocked from connecting, even with different accounts

- **Enhanced Unban System** - Unbanning a player now also unbans all their associated IP addresses

- **Automatic Hourly Update Checker** - Checks for new versions every hour using ScheduledExecutorService

#### Security Improvements:

- Prevents ban evasion through alt accounts

- Network-wide IP blocking for banned players

- Persistent IP ban storage across server restarts

- Comprehensive IP history tracking for investigations

#### Technical Details:

- Storage: TOML format in `protectcord-ip-tracking.toml` and `protectcord-ip-bans.toml`

- Data structure: `players.{uuid}.ips` for tracking

- Data structure: `ips.{ip}` for bans

- IP addresses in config keys use underscores (e.g., `192_168_1_1`)

- Uses NightConfig for TOML storage

- Update checker: ScheduledExecutorService with 1-hour interval

#### Admin Features:

- `/protectcord ban <player> <reason>` - Now bans player + all their IPs (OP level 2 required)

- `/protectcord unban <player>` - Now unbans player + all their IPs (shows count)

- `/protectcord warn <player> <reason>` - After 3 warnings, auto-bans with IPs

### Compatibility:

- Fully backward compatible with v1.0.5 warning data

- Existing bans automatically work with new IP banning

- No configuration changes required