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DDoS Protection

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DDoS Protection

Overview
Get started
About
Main components
Attack coverage
Managed rulesets
HTTP DDoS Attack Protection

Configure in the dashboard
Configure via API
Rule categories
Parameters
Override expressions

Network-layer DDoS Attack Protection

Configure in the dashboard
Configure via API
Rule categories
Parameters
Override expressions

Adaptive DDoS Protection
Adjusting DDoS rules

Handle a false positive
Handle a false negative or an incomplete mitigation
Advanced TCP Protection
Setup
Concepts
How to

Add a prefix
Add an IP or prefix to the allowlist
Create a rule
Exclude a prefix

API configuration

Common API calls
JSON objects

Rule settings
Best practices
Third-party services and DDoS protection
Reference
Analytics
Reports
Alerts
Logs
Simulating test DDoS attacks
Changelog
Network-layer DDoS managed ruleset

Scheduled changes
2022-12-02
2022-10-24
2022-10-06
2022-09-21
2022-09-16
2022-04-12

HTTP DDoS managed ruleset

Scheduled changes
2022-12-07 - Emergency
2022-11-02 - Emergency
2022-10-14
2022-10-06 - Emergency
2022-09-19 - Emergency
2022-09-14
2022-09-13
2022-08-16
2022-08-10
2022-08-02
2022-07-18
2022-07-08
2022-07-06
2022-06-08
2022-06-01
2022-05-12
2022-05-03
2022-04-21
2022-04-12
2022-04-07

Adjusting DDoS rules

Refer to the following pages for more information about adjusting DDoS rules according to your situation: