Sonoran Shield
We’ll stop the attack, or your money back. Introducing Sonoran Shield, our proprietary network control panel now available to all VPS and Dedicated server customers.
What is Sonoran Shield (Alpha)?
Powered by Path.net, our all-access panel allows you to secure your server’s network more easily than ever before. Quickly lock down network ports, apply application-specific filters, and access real-time attack metrics.
All our server hosting packages include our network protection powered by Path.net, successfully mitigating attacks of over 1Tbps.
Put an end to network attacks once and for all. Sonoran Shield keeps your community in the game or your money back.
It is important to configure Sonoran Shield for the best possible protection, failing to configure Sonoran Shield may lead to unmitigated attacks being able to affect your server uptime.
How do I activate Sonoran Shield?
The Alpha version of Sonoran Shield currently requires a:
Sonoran Software account and
Sonoran Servers VPS or Dedicated Server Subscription
1. Register an Account
Create and access your account at account.sonoransoftware.com
2. Link your Sonoran Servers Account
On the welcome page or sidebar, select Sonoran Shield
Enter your sonoranservers.com login credentials.
3. Create your Firewall Rules and Application Filters
It is recommended to do the following in order to stop network attacks with Sonoran Shield:
Block all unused ports using a "block-all" rule
Allow traffic to used ports, allowing all traffic to ports used by your users and whitelisting specific IPs for management ports (such as Remote Desktop or SSH ports)
Apply Application Filtering rules to all ports that are open based on their specific application
The following linked guides walk you through how to complete each of the above steps:
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