Today, like the past few days, we have had some downtime. Apparently some script kids are enjoying themselves by targeting our server (and others). Sorry for the inconvenience.

Most of these ‘attacks’ are targeted at the database, but some are more ddos-like and can be mitigated by using a CDN. Some other Lemmy servers are using Cloudflare, so we know that works. Therefore we have chosen Cloudflare as CDN / DDOS protection platform for now. We will look into other options, but we needed something to be implemented asap.

For the other attacks, we are using them to investigate and implement measures like rate limiting etc.

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    1 year ago

    http://crimeflare.eu.org list reasons why not to use Cloudflare, though IDK if it’s just ultra-privacy oriented warnings or something else…

    Not sure if I should be upset, although the claim of CF potentially sniffing passwords/credit card details/other sensitive information across various websites sounds plausible to me (some websites even have a TLS cert verified by “Cloudflare, Inc.”!) 🤷‍♂️

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      1 year ago

      They would be completely ruined if they were doing any of these things and proven to be doing them. Nothing to worry about for now.

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        1 year ago

        Yeah, you’re right. Just because they can doesn’t mean they have to. We might not know what they’re up to behind doors and for me it’s horrifying to know the potential damage but hopefully it’s in good faith.