How to Protect Against DDoS with Mod_evasive on Apache Server

1. How are DDoS attacks prevented?
2. What is Mod_evasive?
3. Can you DDoS Ethernet?
4. How does DDoS protection work?
5. Is DDoS illegal?
6. Can a VPN stop DDoS?
7. How do I know if MODEvasive is working?
8. How do I disable modevasive?
9. How does MODevasive work?
10. Can a firewall stop a DDoS attack?
11. Is Ddosing on Xbox illegal?
12. How do you tell if I am being Ddosed?

How are DDoS attacks prevented?

Configure your network hardware against DDoS attacks

For example, configuring your firewall or router to drop incoming ICMP packets or block DNS responses from outside your network (by blocking UDP port 53) can help prevent certain DNS and ping-based volumetric attacks.

What is Mod_evasive?

mod_evasive is an evasive maneuvers module for Apache to provide evasive action in the event of an HTTP DoS or DDoS attack or brute force attack. It is also designed to be a detection tool, and can be easily configured to talk to ipchains, firewalls, routers, and etcetera.

Can you DDoS Ethernet?

DDos on a wired network has to be extremely rare, since the intruder has to be physically connected to the network.

How does DDoS protection work?

DDoS protection works by carefully filtering website traffic so that non-legitimate requests are not allowed through, while legitimate ones pass through without significant delays in page loading times.

Is DDoS illegal?

DDoS attacks are illegal under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. Starting a DDoS attack against a network without permission is going to cost you up to 10 years in prison and up to a $500,000 fine.

Can a VPN stop DDoS?

Generally speaking, yes, VPNs can stop DDoS attacks. A primary benefit of a VPN is that it hides IP addresses. With a hidden IP address, DDoS attacks can't locate your network, making it much harder to target you.

How do I know if MODEvasive is working?

But if it is 404 (not found) or 302 (redirect) means that the server block the request or maybe down. If you install mod_evasive for apache then you will see some of the code will return 200 and then later it will return 302, that means your mod_evasive is working correctly.

How do I disable modevasive?

By default, mod_evasive configuration options are disable. You can enable it by editing evasive. conf file, then customize it as per your requirements. Save and close the file, then create a log directory for mod_evasive.

How does MODevasive work?

Mod_evasive provide evasive action in the event of attacks and reports malicious activity via email and syslog. It works by inspecting incoming traffic to an apache web server using a dynamic hash table of IP addresses and URLs, then blocks traffic from IP addresses that exceed a predetermined threshold.

Can a firewall stop a DDoS attack?

Almost every modern firewall and intrusion prevention system (IPS) claims some level of DDoS defense. Some Unified Threat Management (UTM) devices or next-generation firewalls (NGFWs) offer anti-DDoS services and can mitigate many DDoS attacks.

Is Ddosing on Xbox illegal?

Xbox can't prevent DoS and DDoS attacks because they happen through the IP address of the attacked device; they do not happen on any Xbox service.

How do you tell if I am being Ddosed?

There are several clues that indicate an ongoing DDoS attack is happening:

• An IP address makes x requests over y seconds.
• Your server responds with a 503 due to service outages.
• The TTL (time to live) on a ping request times out.
• If you use the same connection for internal software, employees notice slowness issues.