minus-squarexebix@lemmy.srv0.loltoSelfhosted@lemmy.world•ADMIN, isn't it time to move from lemmy.world?linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·11 months agoRight, but it’s possible to execute those API requests to trigger those expensive database requests in a way that wouldn’t necessarily trigger cloudflare’s DDoS protection. linkfedilink
minus-squarexebix@lemmy.srv0.loltoSelfhosted@lemmy.world•ADMIN, isn't it time to move from lemmy.world?linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·11 months agoThey explained that the attacks are in the form of requests that tax the database server, not the website itself. linkfedilink
Right, but it’s possible to execute those API requests to trigger those expensive database requests in a way that wouldn’t necessarily trigger cloudflare’s DDoS protection.