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IGMP Flood

Layer 3 · Network

Description

Floods the target with IGMP packets, exhausting network resources.

Mitigation Capabilities

  • Anycast: Yes, disperses IGMP traffic across nodes.
  • NGINX Proxy: No, irrelevant for IGMP traffic.
  • HAProxy: No, not designed for IGMP-level attacks.
  • IDS Suricata: Yes, detects excessive IGMP traffic patterns.
  • WAF: No, irrelevant for IGMP traffic.
  • OWASP Rules: No, unrelated to IGMP threats.
  • Complex anycast solution – WEDOS Protection: Yes, mitigates IGMP floods efficiently.

Solutions

Rate limit IGMP traffic and disable unused IGMP services.

Why WEDOS Protection?

WEDOS Protection provides Anycast-powered edge protection that filters malicious traffic before it reaches your core systems. For DDoS types like IGMP Flood , 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

Protect your site against IGMP Flood and every other attack type.