DDoS Protection

StrataGateway DDoS Protection is intended to preserve infrastructure and network availability during denial-of-service events. By implementing edge network filtering and automated traffic controls, the platform aims to shield compute workloads from disruptive network traffic spikes.

Denial-of-service attacks seek to overwhelm infrastructure resources, rendering hosted applications unreachable or slow. Understanding the distinction between network-level and application-level threats helps define the scope of StrataGateway protection.

Traffic destined for StrataGateway resources passes through multi-stage inspection and filtering layers before entering host interfaces.

Protection may combine StrataGateway platform controls with capabilities available from underlying network infrastructure. The architecture will evolve as regional footprints expand.

Automated detection mechanisms monitor network traffic signals to identify anomalies suggestive of volumetric or protocol abuse.

When anomalous network conditions trigger detection limits, the platform initiates an automated mitigation workflow to isolate and drop harmful traffic.

Mitigation behavior may differ depending on attack type, target destination, region, network architecture, and underlying infrastructure features.

StrataGateway intends to focus protection mechanisms at the network and transport layers to safeguard public IP endpoints and compute host availability.

Planned features emphasize overall platform availability. Detailed implementation mechanics will reflect final network deployment specifications.

DDoS protection coverage is planned across core StrataGateway public infrastructure resources.

Final protection scope may differ between product families, network tiers, and geographical regions.

Active mitigations categorize incoming packets into distinct operational streams to maintain maximum legitimate access while suppressing attack traffic.

StrataGateway intends to deliver automated network protection out of the box, minimizing mandatory customer configuration while planning future visibility options.

Manual policy tuning and mitigation customization are not available in current preview builds.

DDoS status and mitigation metrics are planned to integrate directly into the central StrataGateway monitoring console.

The platform will record lifecycle events throughout detected DDoS incidents to provide historical auditability.

DDoS protection event history and status indicators will be exposed via standard REST API endpoints.

curl -X GET "https://api.stratagateway.com/v1/ddos/events" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $STRATA_API_TOKEN"

{
  "id": "ddos_evt_example",
  "resource_id": "inst_7a91c2",
  "status": "mitigating",
  "category": "volumetric",
  "started_at": "2026-07-28T18:30:00Z"
}

Endpoint routes, request parameters, and response schemas are illustrative previews and are subject to change.

Maintaining application availability during attack events requires shared coordination between platform network controls and customer workload security.

To maximize resilience, customers should combine network DDoS protection with good infrastructure security practices.

DDoS Protection and Firewalls operate at different levels to secure compute resources.

Network availability protection is one essential pillar of the broader StrataGateway platform security posture.

StrataGateway may combine platform-level controls with protection capabilities provided by underlying network infrastructure and tier-1 transit partners. The protection architecture will continue to evolve as StrataGateway expands its global infrastructure footprint.