I’m running a website that is getting a lot of bot traffic and found Cloudflare free rule tier to be a bit limiting. (5 custom rules with length limits)

Ive got subnets for major VPS providers to block and will run analysis against my traffic to build on these lists.

What do others do?

I’m contemplating my Cloudflared tunnel into Crowdsec to my app.

Edit: Adding in image of my analysis of the IPs scanning for vulnerabilities.

  • callcc@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    2 days ago

    Wafs don’t make you safer but create unnecessary attack surface. Just keep your machine and services up to date.

    • thelittleblackbird@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      2 days ago

      You will need to explain a bit further this statement to mild knowledged internet stranger…

      Because the point of waf is exactly about reducing the exposed surface…

    • AustralianSimon@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      1·
      2 days ago

      I’m trying to block the most likely attack vectors which is definitely VPS providers at this point in time. I just figure if I am blocking subnets plus additionals I identify it will force them out of these vectors to attack in ways I might be able to report better abuse.

      Here check out my analysis.

      • callcc@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        23 hours ago

        Just don’t run broken software. The attackers will not be able to exploit you then. If they have zero day exploits, the WAF will most of the time not save you since they are often pretty easy to circumvent. WAFs are only effective against old and shitty exploits that should be patched anyways since ages.