Archive: Knowledge Base

Prevent Sucuri Firewall Bypass

If someone knows your hidden Hosting IP address, they can bypass our Firewall and try to access your site directly. It is not common or easy to do so, but for additional security, we recommend only allowing HTTP access from our Firewall. The best...

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Support for Ezoic

If you are using Ezoic (an artificial intelligence platform for publishers) and want to add our Website Firewall protection to your website, this guide will help you get that configured. 1) Enable the CDN Support option on the Sucuri Firewall...

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Working with Shopify

Configuring the Sucuri Firewall to work with Shopify is easy but requires a few extra steps. 1) If you didn’t set up your own domain with Shopify, follow “Setting up your existing domain” article from Shopify’s help center...

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Support for CloudFlare

If you are using CloudFlare (the CDN) and want to add our WAF/Firewall protection to your website, this guide should help you get that configured. There is one known issue you should be aware of before proceeding: Sucuri Firewall (D)DoS Protection...

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Multiple Host IPs / Backup Host IP

If your website is hosted on multiple servers with more than one public IP address or if your website has a backup IP address in case of technical trouble, you can easily configure the Sucuri Firewall to use these IP addresses in the Sucuri...

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Support for KeyCDN

Configuring the Sucuri Firewall to work with KeyCDN is very easy. The first step is to activate the Sucuri firewall as you normally would by following this guide. Don’t forget to set the Behind External CDN to Other here: After you have...

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Integrating with Splunk

If you use Splunk or another log management tool, it is possible to export the alert logs from our WAF API. Enterprise customers can also export those logs directly via syslog (UDP). Please contact your account manager if you wish to enable this...

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Change Hosting IP (Migrating Web Hosts)

If you migrate hosting providers or your hosting provider assigns your web server another IP address, all you have to do is update your hosting IP address in the Sucuri Firewall dashboard. Here is how to make this simple change: 1) Click here to go...

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SSL Mode

The Sucuri Firewall provides two modes for SSL connections: Partial HTTPS and Full HTTPS. They are available on the “HTTPS/SSL” tab of the Firewall dashboard. Partial HTTPS The connection is safe (HTTPS) between your visitor and the...

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Domain Aliases

By default, the Sucuri Firewall will only accept requests that go directly to the site(s) added on your dashboard. If you have other domains pointing to the same site (aliases), you can follow the instructions below to configure those. Note: Domain...

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