DDoS Protection powered by VARITI

Variti protects sites from all types of bot attacks, including sophisticated ones. One of the most

popular attacks is DDoS, this is because it is an easy and cheap way for attackers or competitors

to affect your websites. As a result, your customers and visitors are denied access to your

information and commercial services. Our Active Bot Protection (ABP) technology stops you

losing money or loss of reputation due to bot attacks. ABP protects against both the network and

application layer attacks, filters bots in real time and does not block IP addresses, so well-

meaning users can continue to enjoy the website's functionality and services.

How Variti DDoS Protection works:

All incoming website traffic passes through a distributed network of VARITI filtering

nodes.

Traffic is analysed in real time and all requests are classified as either legitimate or

illegitimate.

We classify traffic on real users vs bots even from the same IP address (mobile or

wireless Internet, provider with NAT, public Wi-Fi).

Our Plesk extension is ideal for small organisations that have an online presence and need

protection, such as nonprofit, political movements, manufactures and so on. If your company is

dependent on online traffic for business (online retail, media, banking, hosting, advertising)

Variti's full protection is better suited and provides protection against account takeover, web

scraping, click fraud etc. extending this protection across APIs as well.

By installing Variti’s DDoS Protection Extension you agree to the Terms and Conditions of use. STEP I. Installation 1. Search for ‘Variti’ in Extensions menu

2. Click ‘Get it for free’ button

And wait until extension is installed

3. Once installed you can reach extension from the list to the left or clicking ‘Open’ in ‘My

Extensions’ menu

4. Then you see main menu of extension

And a profile tab

STEP II. Activation and DNS changing You can activate DDoS protection via two scenarios:

1. You have not set DNS

2. Plesk works as DNS server (you have installed BIND DNS on control panel)

1a. The first case is the simplest (you do not possess both DNS and SSL). For service activation,

please, click on ‘Action’ switch opposite needed domain

1b. After DDoS protection is enabled, you will receive approved message. Simultaneously IP

address for domain will be determined

1c. Traffic has to be routed through IP address given by Variti. Please, update DNS record to the

address shown on the right column. If your current IP address does not match the one specified

on Protected IP column, you will see next screen

1d. If addresses are the same and you have successfully changed DNS record, you will then see

this screen

2a. To make your life easier we can change DNS record ourselves, but only if you installed

BIND DNS on Plesk server. Usually BIND DNS is set up by the hosting administrator. If you

have BIND DNS you will see the below message

You have three options:

• Use DNS records (recommended) • Use Plesk address (address of server where Plesk panel is installed). Addresses from

DNS record and Plesk panel can be different but usually they are the same • Use custom address.

If you change address automatically, you will see a different window

2b. After IP address is determined, you will see a message claiming we know about changes and

you do not need to switch address manually. Due to technical issues of protocol, DNS records

are spread across Internet not instantly but after a while (this period is called Time To Live,

TTL). TTL can also be set up on DNS server

2c. After we see you changed IP address to Variti’s, we will issue an SSL certificate. Then you

will see a green shield in SSL column. If you declined automatic DNS changing, you will have

to perform steps ‘manually address’ change - resolve - certificate issue’

STEP III. SSL issue

1. Please, note that our protection works only with SSL, meaning certificate is necessary.

Automatic issue can take time. During this time client’s domain is unavailable. So if you have

enabled SSL or saved certificates we suggest you upload the files to speed up the process

2. After files are downloaded, SSL shield changes to green and service is available right after

you change DNS. You can skip this step to activate DDoS protection via the mentioned above

script (activation - resolve - automatic issue).

STEP IV. Usage

1. New version contains traffic graphics. If you do not have data for a certain period, you will see

this message

2. If data is available, you will see the below graphic

3. You can apply time filters on the right

STEP V. Payment

To continue protection after a 5 days trial you can choose between four plans:

• Starter (1 domain, <1Mbps). €12 (excl. VAT) • Small (10 domains, <1Mbps). €30 (excl. VAT) • Medium (30 domains, <3Mbps). €80 (excl. VAT) • Large (50 domains, <3Mbps). €120 (excl. VAT)

STEP VI. Deactivation

1. To deactivate protection you need to click on a switcher and wait for approved message

2. To deactivate DDoS protection while DNS server is active you have to approve address

change

Address will default back to initial. If saved address is not valid, you can skip this step and

correct DNS later manually. If you installed both DNS and SSL, you will see window that

combines these options.

If you have any questions or comments please feel free to contact us: info@variti.com