Do you offer MFA or 2FA for login protection?

Yes, we certainly do. We have a number of options to secure logins. Below are links to the main articles that cover this: Do you offer two factor / dual factor authentication? Enabling DUO with Total Uptime Okta, Azure AD and other options coming soon!  You’ve been asking and we’ve been working hard to integrate […]

Cloud Platform Release v23.2.0

Today we released three notable updates that more customers have requested recently, so we’ve expedited their development and release. Below are the details of these exciting enhancements. IP-to-Country Classification: Since the exhaustion of IPv4 Addresses several years ago, IP address blocks have been changing hands at an increasing rate. Not only have they been moving […]

How to Manage User Password Requirements

The Total Uptime panel gives you the ability to manage several aspects of your end-user’s passwords. In this article we’ll cover all of the basics. Many of the settings we are talking about here are controlled via the Company Edit dialog. You can find this by clicking the gear/cog icon in the upper-right corner of […]

Notable Network and Cloud Outages of 2021

There are hundreds of cloud and network provider outages every week, more than anyone ever realizes. To help convey the sheer volume of cloud provider and network provider outages, we’ve compiled this running post of the most notable ones in 2021 so far with a primary focus on North American providers, but coverage across the […]

How to Implement Connection Rate Limiting

Total Uptime offers an array of granular connection rate limiting options to protect almost any application type. Our advanced rate limit options can protect you at layer 7 to ensure your applications are always available to legitimate users. Best of all, it can be customized on a per-port basis. Rate limiting is available for ADC-as-a-Service […]

Notable Cloud Outages of 2020

Periodically we talk to someone who says something along the lines of: “we don’t need Total Uptime since we moved to the cloud.” A most interesting statement that is simply the result of someone misinformed about the benefits and capabilities of cloud. Does the cloud provide incredible flexibility? Yes! Does it let you provision services […]

What Went Down in 2018

Despite whatever bad news you read in this article, we encourage you to remain positive. It’s just human nature to have a curious interest in the calamities of others. So if that’s what gives you your kicks, feel free to enjoy our 2nd annual dispatch on some of the most interesting outages of the past […]

Major CenturyLink Network Outage to Close 2018

We end the year with a major CenturyLink outage that started early Thursday morning for many and spread across the country, according to reports on Reddit, GeekWire and Newsweek affecting Internet, 911 services and other internet-dependent services like waves and VoIP. The outage also affected other providers who lease long haul connectivity from them, such […]

What You Should Know About APIs

We all know how a computer user interface (UI) works — at least in general terms. Humans interact with digital machines using input devices, and we watch everything real-time on computer monitors. When we think of user input, we usually think of Input devices like a mouse, keyboard, touchscreen, trackball, or pointing stick. But we […]

CSRF and the Confused Deputy

Imagine that a smooth operator convinces Barney Fife — the famous sheriff’s deputy on TV — to unlock a Mayberry jail cell. Barney has the keys. He has the authority. He wants to do the right thing, but he’s easily confused and manipulated.  Your web browser has authority too.  It can do a lot of […]