DNS Amplification
Layer 4 · Transport
Description
An amplification attack using DNS servers to increase the volume of traffic directed at the target.
Mitigation Capabilities
- Anycast: Yes, disperses the amplified traffic.
- NGINX Proxy: No, not suitable for DNS-based attacks.
- HAProxy: No, not designed for DNS traffic.
- IDS Suricata: Yes, detects unusual DNS query patterns.
- WAF: No, irrelevant for DNS traffic.
- OWASP Rules: No, unrelated to DNS threats.
- Complex anycast solution – WEDOS Protection: Yes, highly effective against DNS amplification attacks.
Solutions
Rate limit DNS traffic, disable recursion on public DNS servers, and implement source IP validation.
Why WEDOS Protection?
WEDOS Protection provides Anycast-powered edge protection that filters malicious traffic before it reaches your core systems. For DDoS types like DNS Amplification , WEDOS offers scalable global filtering combined with advanced detection strategies and 24/7 support.
Can WEDOS Protection help?
✅ WEDOS Protection is highly effective against this attack due to global Anycast and intelligent filtering.
WEDOS
Protection