Question
Anti-DDoS Do I have a permanent Anti DDoS Mitigation
- Posted on December 8, 2014
Asked by joshua2504
Hello,
I’ve tried to DDoS a VPS in Amsterdam and London with 25 Gbti/s.
Is DO having a anti ddos system? i didnt see lags or high traffic on my servers.
if i have a permanent mitigation, i will move all my VPS from OVH to DO.
Thanks, Joshua
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Hello there,
Quick update here. I’m excited to share that DigitalOcean has introduced a new feature in response to the valuable feedback we’ve received from users like you: DigitalOcean DDoS Protection:
Here are some key points about this new offering:
Cost: DigitalOcean DDoS Protection is available at no additional cost. That’s right, it’s a free service for all users!
Coverage: The protection extends to a range of DigitalOcean resources including:
Protection Layers: This service provides protection primarily at the Network (layer 3) and Transport (layer 4) layers of the OSI model. Please note that Application layer (layer 7) DDoS Protection is currently not supported.
Latency Concerns: One of the standout features of this service is that mitigation takes place entirely within the DigitalOcean network. This means that data traffic doesn’t leave our network for mitigation, ensuring that your applications experience no additional latency.
Overall Benefit: DigitalOcean DDoS Protection is an always-on service designed to defend your DigitalOcean cloud resources against a range of generalized, network-layer DDoS attacks. This ensures that your apps and websites run smoothly, without the threat of potential disruptions from such attacks.
Best,
Bobby
I think being allowed to test the robustness and the resiliency of a droplet should be specifically allowed by the ToS through some approved methods (eg. LoadImpact dot com).
As @TimothyCole said, they will block traffic to your device. If you didn’t see the traffic spike, it wasn’t actually attacked.
Also, if you intentionally caused a DDoS to your server, that would put you in direct violation of DigitalOceans ToS.
Section 3.3 section (i):
“3.3 You shall not: (i) take any action that imposes or may impose (as determined by us in our sole discretion) an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on our (or our third party providers’) infrastructure; (ii) interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Services or any activities conducted on the Services; (iii) bypass, circumvent or attempt to bypass or circumvent any measures we may use to prevent or restrict access to the Services (or other accounts, computer systems or networks connected to the Services); (iv) run any form of auto-responder or “spam” on the Services; (v) use manual or automated software, devices, or other processes to “crawl” or “spider” any page of the Website; (vi) harvest or scrape any Content from the Services; (vii) use the Services for high risk activities including but not limited to the operation of nuclear facilities, air traffic control, life support systems, or any other use where the failure of service could lead to death, personal injury, or environmental damage; or (viii) otherwise take any action in violation of our guidelines and policies.”
By your own word, you did just that:
“I’ve tried to DDoS a VPS in Amsterdam and London with 25 Gbti/s.”
Dude, not smart. Just no. Don’t do that.