I have tried if ($remote_addr ~ "^(1.1.1.1|a:b:c:d::1:2)$") { proxy_cache_bypass $http_secret_header; } But is does not pass testing nginx: [emerg] "proxy_cache_bypass" directive is not allowed here Posted at Nginx Forum: http://forum.nginx.org/read.php?2,251124,251128#msg-251128