feat: blocked_networks config and extended SSRF ranges (closes #67)

Add a blocked_networks config key: a list of CIDRs parsed with net/netip,
added to (not replacing) the built-in SSRF blocklist. An invalid CIDR
aborts startup naming the key and the offending value.

Extend the built-in blocklist to CGNAT 100.64.0.0/10, IETF protocol
assignments 192.0.0.0/24, benchmark 198.18.0.0/15, and NAT64 64:ff9b::/96,
unmapping IPv4-mapped IPv6 so the IPv4 ranges are caught in both forms.
Enforcement stays in the dial-time re-resolution (dialSSRFSafe), which now
also consults the operator-supplied prefixes, so the DNS-rebinding window
remains closed.

Model: opus-4-8

Dockerfile

@@ -67,9 +67,8 @@ RUN adduser -D -H -s /sbin/nologin pixad && \
     mkdir -p /var/lib/pixa /etc/pixa && \
     chown pixad:pixad /var/lib/pixa
 
-# Copy the image config; signing_key comes from PIXA_SIGNING_KEY.
-# Mount a file over /etc/pixa/config.yml to override anything else.
-COPY config.docker.yml /etc/pixa/config.yml
+# Copy default config (edit signing_key before use)
+COPY config.example.yml /etc/pixa/config.yml
 
 USER pixad
 WORKDIR /var/lib/pixa

README.md

@@ -15,25 +15,14 @@ git clone https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/pixa.git
 cd pixa
 make build
 
-# run with a config file: copy the example and set a real signing key
-# (the example placeholder is refused at startup), e.g. with
-# openssl rand -base64 32
-cp config.example.yml config.yml
-$EDITOR config.yml   # replace the signing_key placeholder
-./bin/pixad --config config.yml
+# run with a config file
+./bin/pixad --config config.example.yml
 
 # or build and run via Docker
 make docker
-docker run -p 8080:8080 -e PIXA_SIGNING_KEY="$(openssl rand -base64 32)" pixa:latest
+docker run -p 8080:8080 pixad:latest
 ```
 
-A container is configured two ways. The signing key comes from the
-`PIXA_SIGNING_KEY` environment variable, which the baked-in config
-reads; if it is unset the container exits at startup naming the
-variable. Everything else uses built-in defaults, so to change any
-other setting mount your own file over `/etc/pixa/config.yml` (see
-`config.example.yml` for the full set of keys).
-
 ## Rationale
 
 Image-heavy web applications need a fast, caching reverse proxy that
@@ -122,6 +111,10 @@ Configured via YAML file (`--config`). Key settings:
 
 - `access_control_allow_origin` — CORS origin
 - `allowlist_hosts` — list of allowed upstream hosts
+- `blocked_networks` — list of CIDR ranges to refuse for SSRF protection,
+  added to the always-enforced built-in ranges (loopback, private,
+  link-local, CGNAT, benchmark, NAT64, and the like); an invalid CIDR
+  aborts startup
 - `upstream_fetch_timeout` — timeout for origin requests
 - `upstream_max_response_size` — max origin response size
 - `downstream_timeout` — client response timeout

TODO.md

@@ -25,10 +25,20 @@ The disk cache is now size-bounded with LRU eviction
 
 # Next Step
 
-P1: implement blocked networks configuration to extend SSRF protection
+P1: rate limit global concurrent upstream fetches to prevent resource
+exhaustion
 
 # Completed Steps
 
+- 2026-09-21 blocked networks configuration extending SSRF protection: a
+  `blocked_networks` config key taking a list of CIDRs (parsed with
+  `net/netip`, an invalid entry aborts startup naming the key and value),
+  added to the built-in blocklist rather than replacing it; the built-in
+  ranges extended to CGNAT `100.64.0.0/10`, IETF protocol assignments
+  `192.0.0.0/24`, benchmark `198.18.0.0/15`, and NAT64 `64:ff9b::/96`
+  (IPv4-mapped forms covered); enforcement stays in the dial-time
+  re-resolution so the DNS-rebinding window remains closed; documented in
+  `README.md` and `config.example.yml`.
 - 2026-09-21 http.Server hardening (closes #92): added
   `HTTPReadHeaderTimeout` (10s, bounds the slowloris header dribble) and
   `HTTPIdleTimeout` (120s, bounds keep-alive reuse) alongside the
@@ -130,8 +140,6 @@ P1: implement blocked networks configuration to extend SSRF protection
 
 # Future Steps
 
-- P1: rate limit global concurrent upstream fetches to prevent
-  resource exhaustion
 - P1: strip EXIF and other metadata from processed images (privacy)
 - P2: security
     - referer blacklist

config.docker.yml

@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-# Pixa configuration baked into the Docker image.
-#
-# The signing key is read from the PIXA_SIGNING_KEY environment
-# variable; startup aborts naming it when it is unset. Every other key
-# is omitted so its default applies. Operators who need more (an
-# allowlist, metrics, and so on) mount their own file over
-# /etc/pixa/config.yml.
-
-signing_key: "${ENV:PIXA_SIGNING_KEY}"
-state_dir: /var/lib/pixa
-port: 8080

config.example.yml

@@ -22,6 +22,15 @@ allowlist_hosts:
   - github.com
   - user-images.githubusercontent.com
 
+# Additional CIDR ranges to refuse when fetching upstream, extending the
+# SSRF protection. These are added to the always-enforced built-in ranges
+# (loopback, RFC 1918 private, link-local, CGNAT, benchmark, NAT64, and
+# similar), never replacing them. Each entry must be a valid CIDR in IPv4
+# or IPv6 form; an invalid entry aborts startup.
+# blocked_networks:
+#   - 100.64.0.0/10
+#   - 2001:db8::/32
+
 # Allow HTTP upstream (only for testing, always use HTTPS in production)
 allow_http: false
 

internal/config/blocked_networks_internal_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+package config
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+)
+
+// TestBlockedNetworksParsed loads a valid blocked_networks list and checks
+// each CIDR is parsed into the resolved prefixes in order.
+func TestBlockedNetworksParsed(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	yamlContent := signingKeyLine + `blocked_networks:
+  - 203.0.113.0/24
+  - 2001:db8::/32
+`
+
+	c, err := configFromYAML(t, yamlContent)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("valid blocked_networks should load, got error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	want := []string{"203.0.113.0/24", "2001:db8::/32"}
+	if len(c.BlockedNetworks) != len(want) {
+		t.Fatalf("BlockedNetworks = %v, want %d entries", c.BlockedNetworks, len(want))
+	}
+
+	for i, w := range want {
+		if got := c.BlockedNetworks[i].String(); got != w {
+			t.Errorf("BlockedNetworks[%d] = %q, want %q", i, got, w)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// TestBlockedNetworksOmittedIsEmpty confirms an omitted key leaves the
+// operator list empty; the built-in defaults still apply in the fetcher.
+func TestBlockedNetworksOmittedIsEmpty(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	c, err := configFromYAML(t, signingKeyLine)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("minimal config should be valid, got error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if len(c.BlockedNetworks) != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("BlockedNetworks = %v, want empty", c.BlockedNetworks)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestBlockedNetworksInvalidAbortsStartup checks that malformed values abort
+// startup with an error naming the key and the offending value.
+func TestBlockedNetworksInvalidAbortsStartup(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	runAbortCases(t, []abortCase{
+		{
+			name: "not-a-cidr",
+			yaml: signingKeyLine + `blocked_networks:
+  - not-a-cidr
+`,
+			wantErrSubstrings: []string{keyBlockedNetworks, "not-a-cidr"},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "bare-address-without-prefix",
+			yaml: signingKeyLine + `blocked_networks:
+  - 10.0.0.1
+`,
+			wantErrSubstrings: []string{keyBlockedNetworks, "10.0.0.1"},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "empty-entry",
+			yaml: signingKeyLine + `blocked_networks:
+  - ""
+`,
+			wantErrSubstrings: []string{keyBlockedNetworks},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "non-string-entry",
+			yaml: signingKeyLine + `blocked_networks:
+  - 42
+`,
+			wantErrSubstrings: []string{keyBlockedNetworks},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "null-value",
+			yaml: signingKeyLine + `blocked_networks:
+`,
+			wantErrSubstrings: []string{keyBlockedNetworks, nullValueText},
+		},
+	})
+}

internal/config/config.go

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"log/slog"
 	"math"
+	"net/netip"
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -42,14 +43,9 @@ const (
 	keyAllowHTTP                  = "allow_http"
 	keyUpstreamConnectionsPerHost = "upstream_connections_per_host"
 	keyCacheMaxBytes              = "cache_max_bytes"
+	keyBlockedNetworks            = "blocked_networks"
 )
 
-// placeholderSigningKey is the dummy signing_key shipped in
-// config.example.yml. It is 45 characters, so it passes the length
-// check, but it is public in this repository and must be rejected at
-// startup so no deployment ever signs URLs with it.
-const placeholderSigningKey = "CHANGE_ME_generate_with_openssl_rand_base64_32"
-
 // Static validation errors. Each use site attaches the offending key
 // and value by wrapping these with fmt.Errorf and %w.
 var (
@@ -60,6 +56,7 @@ var (
 	errNotAnInteger      = errors.New("not an integer")
 	errNotABoolean       = errors.New("not a boolean")
 	errNotAStringList    = errors.New("not a list of strings")
+	errNotAValidCIDR     = errors.New("not a valid CIDR network")
 	errNotAMetricsMap    = errors.New("not a map of metrics settings")
 	errEmptyListEntry    = errors.New("list contains an empty entry")
 	errEmptyEntry        = errors.New("contains an empty entry")
@@ -67,9 +64,6 @@ var (
 	errPortOutOfRange    = errors.New("outside the valid port range")
 	errTooFewConnections = errors.New("must be at least 1")
 	errValueTooShort     = errors.New("value too short")
-	errPlaceholderKey    = errors.New(
-		"is the placeholder from config.example.yml; " +
-			"generate a real key with: openssl rand -base64 32")
 	errMustBeSetTogether = errors.New("must be set together")
 	errMustNotBeNegative = errors.New("must not be negative")
 	errOverflowsInt64    = errors.New("overflows a 64-bit integer")
@@ -109,6 +103,11 @@ type Config struct {
 	AllowHTTP                  bool     // Allow non-TLS upstream (testing only)
 	UpstreamConnectionsPerHost int      // Max concurrent connections per upstream host
 
+	// BlockedNetworks are operator-supplied CIDR ranges to refuse in
+	// addition to the built-in SSRF blocklist. Enforced by the upstream
+	// fetcher's dialer; the built-in ranges always apply.
+	BlockedNetworks []netip.Prefix
+
 	// CacheMaxBytes is the disk cache size limit in bytes. Zero
 	// disables the disk cache entirely. When cache_max_bytes is
 	// omitted from the configuration, this holds the computed default
@@ -177,6 +176,11 @@ func newFromSmartConfig(sc *smartconfig.Config) (*Config, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	blockedNetworks, err := getBlockedNetworks(sc)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	loader := &strictLoader{sc: sc}
 
 	c := &Config{
@@ -192,7 +196,8 @@ func newFromSmartConfig(sc *smartconfig.Config) (*Config, error) {
 		AllowHTTP:       loader.boolVal(keyAllowHTTP, false),
 		UpstreamConnectionsPerHost: loader.intVal(
 			keyUpstreamConnectionsPerHost, DefaultUpstreamConnectionsPerHost),
-		CacheMaxBytes: loader.int64Val(keyCacheMaxBytes, 0),
+		CacheMaxBytes:   loader.int64Val(keyCacheMaxBytes, 0),
+		BlockedNetworks: blockedNetworks,
 	}
 
 	// The computed default for cache_max_bytes needs a validated
@@ -224,7 +229,7 @@ func newFromSmartConfig(sc *smartconfig.Config) (*Config, error) {
 		return nil, loader.err
 	}
 
-	err := c.validate()
+	err = c.validate()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -308,7 +313,7 @@ func isKnownConfigKey(key string) bool {
 	switch key {
 	case keyDebug, keyMaintenanceMode, keyPort, keyStateDir, keySentryDSN,
 		keyDBURL, keyMetrics, keySigningKey, keyAllowlistHosts, keyAllowHTTP,
-		keyUpstreamConnectionsPerHost, keyCacheMaxBytes, "env":
+		keyUpstreamConnectionsPerHost, keyCacheMaxBytes, keyBlockedNetworks, "env":
 		return true
 	}
 
@@ -350,10 +355,10 @@ func (c *Config) ensureStateDirWritable() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// validateSigningKey checks that the signing key is present, long
-// enough, and not the public placeholder from config.example.yml. The
-// key value itself is never echoed in error messages.
-func (c *Config) validateSigningKey() error {
+// validate checks that all required configuration values are set and
+// that every value is within its valid range.
+func (c *Config) validate() error {
+	// The signing key value is never echoed in error messages.
 	if c.SigningKey == "" {
 		return fmt.Errorf("config key %q: %w", keySigningKey, errValueRequired)
 	}
@@ -365,21 +370,6 @@ func (c *Config) validateSigningKey() error {
 			keySigningKey, errValueTooShort, minKeyLength, len(c.SigningKey))
 	}
 
-	if c.SigningKey == placeholderSigningKey {
-		return fmt.Errorf("config key %q: %w", keySigningKey, errPlaceholderKey)
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-// validate checks that all required configuration values are set and
-// that every value is within its valid range.
-func (c *Config) validate() error {
-	err := c.validateSigningKey()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
 	const maxPort = 65535
 	if c.Port < 1 || c.Port > maxPort {
 		return fmt.Errorf("config key %q: value %d is %w 1-%d",
@@ -802,3 +792,87 @@ func getStringSlice(sc *smartconfig.Config) []string {
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+// getBlockedNetworks parses the blocked_networks value into CIDR prefixes,
+// or returns nil if the key is omitted. It accepts a YAML list of strings
+// or a comma-separated string. An explicitly null value, a wrong type, an
+// empty entry, a non-string entry, or an unparseable CIDR aborts startup
+// naming the key and the offending value; a default (the built-in
+// blocklist alone) applies only to an omitted key.
+func getBlockedNetworks(sc *smartconfig.Config) ([]netip.Prefix, error) {
+	if sc == nil {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
+	raw, ok := sc.Get(keyBlockedNetworks)
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
+	if raw == nil {
+		return nil, errNullConfigValue(keyBlockedNetworks)
+	}
+
+	entries, err := blockedNetworkEntries(raw)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	prefixes := make([]netip.Prefix, 0, len(entries))
+
+	for _, entry := range entries {
+		prefix, err := netip.ParsePrefix(entry)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("config key %q: value %q is %w",
+				keyBlockedNetworks, entry, errNotAValidCIDR)
+		}
+
+		prefixes = append(prefixes, prefix)
+	}
+
+	return prefixes, nil
+}
+
+// blockedNetworkEntries extracts the raw blocked_networks entries as
+// trimmed, non-empty strings, from either a YAML list of strings or a
+// comma-separated string. Any other shape is a configuration error.
+func blockedNetworkEntries(raw any) ([]string, error) {
+	switch val := raw.(type) {
+	case []any:
+		entries := make([]string, 0, len(val))
+
+		for _, item := range val {
+			str, ok := item.(string)
+			if !ok {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("config key %q: list entry %v (%T) is %w",
+					keyBlockedNetworks, item, item, errNotAString)
+			}
+
+			if strings.TrimSpace(str) == "" {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("config key %q: %w",
+					keyBlockedNetworks, errEmptyListEntry)
+			}
+
+			entries = append(entries, strings.TrimSpace(str))
+		}
+
+		return entries, nil
+	case string:
+		entries := make([]string, 0)
+
+		for part := range strings.SplitSeq(val, ",") {
+			trimmed := strings.TrimSpace(part)
+			if trimmed == "" {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("config key %q: value %q %w",
+					keyBlockedNetworks, val, errEmptyEntry)
+			}
+
+			entries = append(entries, trimmed)
+		}
+
+		return entries, nil
+	default:
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("config key %q: value %v (%T) is %w",
+			keyBlockedNetworks, raw, raw, errNotAStringList)
+	}
+}

internal/config/config_validation_internal_test.go

@@ -303,11 +303,6 @@ func invalidHostAndCredentialCases() []abortCase {
 			yaml:              "signing_key: short\n",
 			wantErrSubstrings: []string{keySigningKey},
 		},
-		{
-			name:              "signing_key is the documented placeholder",
-			yaml:              "signing_key: " + placeholderSigningKey + "\n",
-			wantErrSubstrings: []string{keySigningKey},
-		},
 		{
 			name:              "signing_key missing",
 			yaml:              "port: 8080\n",

internal/handlers/handlers.go

@@ -111,6 +111,8 @@ func (s *Handlers) initImageService() error {
 		fetcherCfg.MaxConnectionsPerHost = s.config.UpstreamConnectionsPerHost
 	}
 
+	fetcherCfg.BlockedNetworks = s.config.BlockedNetworks
+
 	// Create the service
 	svc, err := imgcache.NewService(&imgcache.ServiceConfig{
 		Cache:         cache,

internal/httpfetcher/blocked_networks_internal_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+package httpfetcher
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"net"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/netip"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+// TestIsPrivateIPBlocksSpecialRanges covers the internal and special-use
+// ranges added to the built-in blocklist, in IPv4, IPv6, and IPv4-mapped
+// forms, alongside public controls that must stay reachable.
+func TestIsPrivateIPBlocksSpecialRanges(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name string
+		ip   string
+		want bool
+	}{
+		{"cgnat-low", "100.64.0.1", true},
+		{"cgnat-high", "100.127.255.254", true},
+		{"ietf-protocol", "192.0.0.1", true},
+		{"benchmark-low", "198.18.0.1", true},
+		{"benchmark-high", "198.19.255.254", true},
+		{"nat64", "64:ff9b::1", true},
+		{"nat64-embeds-private", "64:ff9b::a00:1", true}, // maps 10.0.0.1
+		{"ipv4-mapped-private", "::ffff:10.0.0.1", true},
+		{"cloud-metadata", "169.254.169.254", true},
+		{"public-v4", "8.8.8.8", false},
+		{"test-net-1-public", testPublicHost, false}, // TEST-NET-1, stays public
+		{"public-v6", "2001:4860:4860::8888", false},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range tests {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Parallel()
+
+			ip := net.ParseIP(tc.ip)
+			if ip == nil {
+				t.Fatalf("failed to parse IP %q", tc.ip)
+			}
+
+			got := isPrivateIP(ip)
+			if got != tc.want {
+				t.Errorf("isPrivateIP(%q) = %v, want %v", tc.ip, got, tc.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+// transportOf returns the *http.Transport backing a fetcher, so a test can
+// exercise the SSRF-safe dialer New installed with the operator blocklist.
+func transportOf(t *testing.T, f *HTTPFetcher) *http.Transport {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	transport, ok := f.client.Transport.(*http.Transport)
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatalf("transport is %T, want *http.Transport", f.client.Transport)
+	}
+
+	return transport
+}
+
+// TestDialerEnforcesBlockedNetworks proves an operator-supplied
+// blocked_networks entry is enforced by the dialer, in addition to the
+// built-in ranges, while an address outside both stays dialable.
+func TestDialerEnforcesBlockedNetworks(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	cfg := DefaultConfig()
+	// TEST-NET-2 (198.51.100.0/24) is public to the built-in check, so
+	// blocking it can only come from the operator-supplied list.
+	cfg.BlockedNetworks = []netip.Prefix{netip.MustParsePrefix("198.51.100.0/24")}
+
+	transport := transportOf(t, New(cfg))
+
+	blocked := []string{
+		"198.51.100.5:80", // operator-supplied range
+		"10.0.0.5:80",     // built-in RFC 1918, still enforced
+		"100.64.0.1:80",   // built-in CGNAT range
+	}
+
+	for _, addr := range blocked {
+		t.Run("blocked/"+addr, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Parallel()
+
+			_, err := transport.DialContext(context.Background(), "tcp", addr)
+			if !errors.Is(err, ErrSSRFBlocked) {
+				t.Errorf("DialContext(%q) = %v, want ErrSSRFBlocked", addr, err)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+
+	t.Run("public-not-blocked", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Parallel()
+
+		// A cancelled context makes the dial fail without touching the
+		// network; the point is only that a public literal outside every
+		// blocked range is not SSRF-blocked.
+		ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+		cancel()
+
+		_, err := transport.DialContext(ctx, "tcp", testPublicHost+":80")
+		if errors.Is(err, ErrSSRFBlocked) {
+			t.Errorf("public target SSRF-blocked with operator list set: %v", err)
+		}
+	})
+}

internal/httpfetcher/httpfetcher.go

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptrace"
+	"net/netip"
 	neturl "net/url"
 	"slices"
 	"strings"
@@ -46,6 +47,20 @@ const (
 	localhostIPv6 = "::1"
 )
 
+// builtinBlockedPrefixes are internal or special-use ranges that Go's
+// net.IP predicates (IsPrivate, IsLinkLocalUnicast, and the like) do not
+// already cover. They are always blocked, in addition to any
+// operator-supplied networks. IPv4-mapped IPv6 addresses are unmapped
+// before matching, so these IPv4 ranges are caught in both forms.
+//
+//nolint:gochecknoglobals // immutable built-in blocklist
+var builtinBlockedPrefixes = []netip.Prefix{
+	netip.MustParsePrefix("100.64.0.0/10"), // RFC 6598 CGNAT / carrier-grade NAT
+	netip.MustParsePrefix("192.0.0.0/24"),  // RFC 6890 IETF protocol assignments
+	netip.MustParsePrefix("198.18.0.0/15"), // RFC 2544 benchmarking range
+	netip.MustParsePrefix("64:ff9b::/96"),  // RFC 6052 NAT64 (maps onto IPv4)
+}
+
 // Fetcher errors.
 var (
 	ErrSSRFBlocked        = errors.New("request blocked: private or internal IP")
@@ -107,6 +122,9 @@ type Config struct {
 	AllowHTTP bool
 	// MaxConnectionsPerHost limits concurrent connections to each upstream host.
 	MaxConnectionsPerHost int
+	// BlockedNetworks are operator-supplied CIDR ranges refused by the
+	// dialer, in addition to the always-enforced built-in ranges.
+	BlockedNetworks []netip.Prefix
 }
 
 // DefaultConfig returns a Config with sensible defaults.
@@ -142,9 +160,13 @@ func New(config *Config) *HTTPFetcher {
 		config = DefaultConfig()
 	}
 
-	// Create transport with SSRF-safe dialer
+	// Create transport with SSRF-safe dialer. The dialer re-resolves and
+	// re-checks at connect time (closing the DNS-rebinding window) against
+	// both the built-in ranges and the operator-supplied blocklist.
 	transport := &http.Transport{
-		DialContext:         ssrfSafeDialer,
+		DialContext: func(ctx context.Context, network, addr string) (net.Conn, error) {
+			return dialSSRFSafe(ctx, network, addr, config.BlockedNetworks)
+		},
 		TLSHandshakeTimeout: DefaultTLSTimeout,
 		MaxIdleConns:        DefaultMaxIdleConns,
 		IdleConnTimeout:     DefaultIdleConnTimeout,
@@ -451,11 +473,53 @@ func isPrivateIP(ip net.IP) bool {
 		}
 	}
 
-	return false
+	// Special-use ranges the net.IP predicates above do not cover.
+	addr, ok := netip.AddrFromSlice(ip)
+	if !ok {
+		return true
+	}
+
+	addr = addr.Unmap()
+
+	return slices.ContainsFunc(builtinBlockedPrefixes, func(prefix netip.Prefix) bool {
+		return prefix.Contains(addr)
+	})
 }
 
-// ssrfSafeDialer is a custom dialer that validates IP addresses before connecting.
+// isBlockedIP reports whether ip is refused, either by the built-in
+// internal-range check or by one of the operator-supplied prefixes.
+func isBlockedIP(ip net.IP, blocked []netip.Prefix) bool {
+	if isPrivateIP(ip) {
+		return true
+	}
+
+	addr, ok := netip.AddrFromSlice(ip)
+	if !ok {
+		return true
+	}
+
+	addr = addr.Unmap()
+
+	return slices.ContainsFunc(blocked, func(prefix netip.Prefix) bool {
+		return prefix.Contains(addr)
+	})
+}
+
+// ssrfSafeDialer validates IP addresses against the built-in blocked ranges
+// before connecting. New wraps dialSSRFSafe with the operator-supplied
+// blocklist; this entry point enforces the built-in ranges alone.
 func ssrfSafeDialer(ctx context.Context, network, addr string) (net.Conn, error) {
+	return dialSSRFSafe(ctx, network, addr, nil)
+}
+
+// dialSSRFSafe re-resolves addr and refuses to connect to any built-in
+// internal range or operator-supplied blocked prefix, closing the
+// DNS-rebinding window at connect time.
+func dialSSRFSafe(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	network, addr string,
+	blocked []netip.Prefix,
+) (net.Conn, error) {
 	host, port, err := net.SplitHostPort(addr)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -468,8 +532,10 @@ func ssrfSafeDialer(ctx context.Context, network, addr string) (net.Conn, error)
 	}
 
 	// Check all resolved IPs
-	if slices.ContainsFunc(ips, isPrivateIP) {
-		return nil, ErrSSRFBlocked
+	for _, ip := range ips {
+		if isBlockedIP(ip, blocked) {
+			return nil, ErrSSRFBlocked
+		}
 	}
 
 	// Connect using the first valid IP