Security Concepts
How to Test Rate Limiting in Verge Cloud
Rate limiting is a traffic control mechanism used to regulate the number of requests a client can make to a server within a defined time window. It plays a critical role in protecting web applications, APIs, and backend infrastructure from abuse, ...
Understanding VergeCloud’s DDoS Challenge Modes
Distributed Denial of Service attacks are one of the most common threats faced by modern websites and online services. Attackers attempt to overwhelm servers with massive volumes of traffic or exploit application behavior to exhaust resources. If the ...
VergeCloud Web Application Firewall (WAF) Penetration Test
This guide provides a practical security evaluation of the VergeCloud Web Application Firewall (WAF) under real-world attack scenarios. It demonstrates how common threats such as XSS, SQL Injection, and Stored XSS are tested to assess the system’s ...
Advanced HTTP Header-Based Firewall with VergeCloud
Most traditional firewalls make decisions based on IP addresses. While this is still an important security measure, it doesn't always stop modern attacks. Today, attackers often use VPNs, proxy servers, botnets, and rotating IP addresses to hide ...
Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS)
Cross Origin Resource Sharing commonly known as CORS is an important security mechanism used by modern browsers to control how web applications access resources from different domains. In today's web ecosystem many applications interact with APIs, ...
Content Security Policy (CSP)
Content Security Policy, commonly known as CSP, is a powerful browser level security mechanism that helps protect websites from attacks such as Cross Site Scripting XSS, clickjacking, and other code injection threats. By clearly defining which ...
HSTS (HTTP Strict Transport Security)
HTTP Strict Transport Security, commonly referred to as HSTS, is a web security feature that ensures browsers connect to your website using HTTPS only. Once enabled, HSTS instructs the browser to automatically convert all HTTP requests into secure ...