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vip defensive-mode

Manage VIP defensive mode for an environment.

Usage

vip defensive-mode [options]

Options

OptionDescription
-h, --help Retrieve a description, examples, and available options for a (sub)command. (default: false)
-v, --version Retrieve the version number of VIP-CLI currently installed on the local machine. (default: false)
-d, --debug [value] Generate verbose output during command execution to help identify or fix errors or bugs.

Examples

- Enable defensive mode for the environment.
$ vip @example-app.production defensive-mode enable

- Disable defensive mode for the environment.
$ vip @example-app.production defensive-mode disable

- Update the defensive mode configuration non-interactively.
$ vip @example-app.production defensive-mode configure --enabled=true --challenge-type=1

Subcommands

NameDescription
enable Enable defensive mode (step-up auth required).
disable Disable defensive mode (step-up auth required).
configure Update the defensive mode configuration (step-up auth required).

Last updated: July 07, 2026