}
        return trusted;
    }

    /**
     * Check if the IP is in the whitelist.
     * @param ip the IP address to check
     * @return true if whitelisted
     */
    public boolean isWhitelisted(final String ip) {
        final Set<String> whitelist = ComponentUtil.getFessConfig().getRateLimitWhitelistIpsAsSet();
        final boolean whitelisted = whitelist.contains(ip);

            throw new SmbException("Path is not allowed");
        }

        // Check against whitelist if configured
        if (!whitelistedPaths.isEmpty() && !isWhitelisted(normalized)) {
            log.warn("Path is not whitelisted: {}", sanitizeForLog(normalized));
            throw new SmbException("Path is not in allowed list");
        }

        // Validate UNC paths