Security

Explore Medianova security features for access control, application protection, traffic management, SSL/TLS, and origin security.

Medianova provides security controls for protecting CDN Resources, applications, and origin infrastructure against unauthorized access, malicious requests, automated traffic, and network-level attacks.

Security features can be configured according to the requirements of each workload. Some controls operate directly on CDN Resources, while others provide application-level or network-level protection.

Access and Request Controls

Use request-level controls to determine how clients can access content delivered through Medianova CDN.

Always Use HTTPS

Redirect HTTP requests to HTTPS to ensure that content is delivered over encrypted connections.

Learn about Always Use HTTPS

Security Token

Restrict access to protected content by requiring a valid security token in the request URL. Requests without a valid token are denied.

Learn about Security Token

Hotlink Protection

Prevent other websites from linking directly to your content by validating the Referer header.

Learn about Hotlink Protection

IP Restriction

Control access to content based on client IP addresses.

Learn about IP Restriction

User Agent ACL

Allow or block requests by matching the User-Agent header in full or in part.

Learn about User Agent ACL

Geoblocking

Control access to content based on the geographic location associated with a request.

Learn about Geoblocking

Application and Bot Protection

Use application-layer security controls to detect or restrict malicious and automated requests.

Bot Protection

Block known malicious bots to protect content from automated attacks and scraping.

Learn about Bot Protection

Web Application Firewall (WAF)

Inspect HTTP and HTTPS requests and apply security policies designed to protect web applications against application-layer threats.

Learn about Web Application Firewall

Traffic Protection

Use traffic controls to limit excessive requests and mitigate availability risks.

Rate Limiting

Control the rate of incoming requests to a CDN Resource and define how traffic exceeding the configured limit is handled.

Learn about Rate Limiting

Network Rate Limit

Apply network-level traffic limits according to the configured policy.

Learn about Network Rate Limit

DDoS Protection

Protect services against distributed denial-of-service attacks designed to exhaust network or application resources.

Learn about DDoS Protection

Connection and Origin Security

Use transport and origin security features to protect connections between clients, Medianova CDN, and origin infrastructure.

SSL/TLS Encryption

Secure HTTPS connections between clients and Medianova edge servers using SSL/TLS certificates.

Learn about SSL/TLS Encryption

Origin Basic Authentication

Configure HTTP Basic Authentication credentials for requests sent from Medianova CDN to a protected origin.

Learn about Origin Basic Authentication