Security Articles
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This collection of articles serves as your central resource for understanding, and managing the security of your Liquid Web account, server and websites.
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What Are Webcrawlers and robots.txt?
Read more: What Are Webcrawlers and robots.txt?Web crawlers populate search engine databases, indexing websites for search results. They vary in behavior and pace. The robots.txt file guides them, indicating where not to scan and how quickly to crawl the site.
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What is “Least Privilege”?
Read more: What is “Least Privilege”?Secure your server using the Principle of Least Privilege (PoLP). Learn how restricting user access prevents malware and how to manage file permissions.
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What Is a Brute-Force Attack?
Read more: What Is a Brute-Force Attack?Brute-Force Attacks: Attackers try all possible password combinations, using scripts, to access data. Growing threat due to faster hardware.
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What Is a Denial-of-Service (DoS or DDoS) Attack?
Read more: What Is a Denial-of-Service (DoS or DDoS) Attack?Denial-of-Service (DoS) attacks flood a server with traffic, preventing legitimate users from accessing a website. Learn to mitigate network-focused DoS attacks in this article.
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What is a Firewall?
Read more: What is a Firewall?A firewall is like a security guard for your server. It checks all network traffic against a list of rules to block unauthorized access.
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What is a premium SSL certificate?
Read more: What is a premium SSL certificate?The premium SSL certificate is an enhanced form of the standard SSL certificate used by ecommerce websites for a higher warranty level and additional validation, helping build customer trust.
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What Is an .htaccess File?
Read more: What Is an .htaccess File?Apache servers use .htaccess files to configure websites without altering server settings. Apply distinct settings per directory via multiple .htaccess files, created manually or uploaded as plaintext.
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What is an extended validation (EV) SSL certificate?
Read more: What is an extended validation (EV) SSL certificate?Extended Validation (EV) SSL Certificates function as the highest class of SSL certificates, activating both the padlock and the legal identity field in most browsers — giving visitors confidence.