During active DDoS Mitigation, certain effects may be observed:
  • Incoming DNS replies are restricted to specific IP addresses, including 1.1.1.1, 8.8.4.4, 8.8.8.8, and our internal DNS caches.
  • ICMP traffic may undergo rate limiting, be discarded, or receive replies. Consequently, ICMP packet loss or increased latency could occur, albeit without impacting other protocols.
  • TCP traffic mandates authentication, potentially resulting in connection resets during initial connection attempts.
  • UDP traffic may experience rate limiting or require reconnection under specific conditions.
  • It’s important to note that ICMP traffic will be subject to rate limiting, replies, or discarding. Therefore, the stability of ICMP traffic should not be relied upon when DDoS-Filters are active. Any packet loss for ICMP or unusual behavior does not necessarily indicate a problem.
Should you encounter any other effects, please reach out to our customer support team. With our extensive logging and flow collection, we can typically investigate and address any reported anomalies.
Cloudflare or other CDNs may not work due to the TCP reset once mitigation is active. In case of issues with your CDN, please open a ticket.