Cloud Platform Release v21.9.0

Our team spent the summer working on a number of significant improvements to our cloud platform to make it more intuitive and easier to use every day. Below is a summary of what we released today. DNSSEC: We’ve further automated DNSSEC signing. You can easily choose the DNSSEC parameters for your zone, and within a […]

WAF Log Tab

Not interested in reading the manual? We cover the essentials in a video at the bottom of this page! If you subscribe to Web Application and API Protection, you’ll see the WAF Log tab. Here, we provide a visual overview of all traffic hitting your packs. At the top, you can choose the time range […]

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 […]

Update an Existing Monitor

Method:              PUT URI:                     /Monitor/DeviceMonitor/{monitorId} This method updates the load balancing profile. Field Data Type MonitorType “string” Name “string” Interval “string” IntervalUnit “string” ResponseTimeOut “string” ResponseTimeOutThreshold “string” DownTime “string” Deviation “string” Retries “string” SuccessRetries “string” FailureRetries “string” DestinationIP “string” DestinationPort “string” Action “string” CustomHeader “string” Enabled “string” […]

Create a New Monitor

Method:              POST URI:                     /Monitor/DeviceMonitor This method creates a new monitor. In order to successfully create the new monitor, the following parameters must be inputted: Field Data Type MonitorType “string” Name “string” Interval “string” IntervalUnit “string” ResponseTimeOut “string” ResponseTimeOutThreshold “string” DownTime “string” Deviation “string” Retries “string” SuccessRetries […]

Create Cache Content Group

Method:              POST URI:                      /ALF/Acceleration/Cache/ContentGroup This method creates a new Cache Content Group. It requires that the following information be posted in order to successfully create the group: Field Data Type Name “string” CacheType “string” ExpiryMethod “string” PositiveResponseExpireTime “string” ErrorResponseExpireTime “string” MinObjectSize “string” MaxObjectSize “string” CacheAfterXHits […]

Modify Cache Content Group

Method:              POST URI:                      /ALF/Acceleration/Cache/ContentGroup/{groupId} This method modifies a Cache Content Group. Field Data Type Name “string” CacheType “string” ExpiryMethod “string” PositiveResponseExpireTime “string” ErrorResponseExpireTime “string” MinObjectSize “string” MaxObjectSize “string” CacheAfterXHits “string” CacheSize “string” IgnoreBrowserReloadRequest true RemoveReseponseCookies true IgnoreCacheControlPragmaHeadersRequest true LazyDNSResolution true InsertHTTPViaHeader true InsertHTTPAgeHeader true InsertHTTPETageHeader […]

Update Port Options

Method:              PUT URI:                      /ALF/Pac/{portId}/UpdateOption This method updates the options associated with a port in the pack. Parameter Data Type ClinentIdleTimtOut “string” EnableHTTPToHTTPs Boolean (true/false) InsertHTTPIPPortInsertion Boolean (true/false) InsertHTPIPPOrtHeader “string” EnableSessionReuse Boolean (true/false) SSLClientIdleTimeOut Boolean (true/false) SendCloseNotify Boolean (true/false) SNIEnable Boolean (true/false) SNIAttached Boolean (true/false) SSLv3 […]

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 Fast is DNS Failover?

We’re often asked how quickly an ‘A’ or ‘AAAA’ record controlled by a DNS Failover pool can update across the internet. TLDR: 2.5 minutes is about as fast as it can go. If you’re curious how we came up with this number, here’s the backstory on how it all works. DNS Failover update speed is […]