Prevent DDoS attacks
Learning path
Protect your application from distributed (DDoS) and regular denial of service (DoS) attacks.
Modules: 3 Reading time: 18 min
Concepts
Learn the concepts behind DDoS attacks and protection, whether you are using Cloudflare or another provider.
Contains 2 units
- What is a DDoS attack?
2 min
- How to prevent DDoS attacks
2 min
Baseline DDoS protection
Get world-class DDoS protection with a few simple steps.
Contains 4 units
- Proxy DNS records
2 min
- Enable WAF
1 min
- Update TLS versions
1 min
- Set up alerts
1 min
Advanced DDoS protection
Learn how to customize and augment Cloudflare’s DDoS protection.
Contains 5 units
- Protect origin IP address
2 min
- Optimize caching
1 min
- Customize Cloudflare security
1 min
- Augment default analytics
2 min
- Restrict external connections
3 min