Prevent DDoS attacks

Protect your application from distributed (DDoS) and regular denial of service (DoS) attacks.

Start path

1. Concepts

   Learn the concepts behind DDoS attacks and protection, whether you are using Cloudflare or another provider.

   Start module

   Contains 2 units

   1. What is a DDoS attack?
   2. How to prevent DDoS attacks

2. Baseline DDoS protection

   Get world-class DDoS protection with a few simple steps.

   Start module

   Contains 4 units

   1. Proxy DNS records
   2. Enable WAF
   3. Update TLS versions
   4. Set up alerts

3. Advanced DDoS protection

   Learn how to customize and augment Cloudflare’s DDoS protection.

   Start module

   Contains 5 units

   1. Protect origin IP address
   2. Optimize caching
   3. Customize Cloudflare security
   4. Augment default analytics
   5. Restrict external connections

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