CharGEN Flood
Layer 4 · Transport
Description
An amplification attack leveraging the CharGEN protocol to generate massive traffic.
Mitigation Capabilities
- Anycast: Yes, disperses amplified traffic.
- NGINX Proxy: No, not relevant for non-HTTP traffic.
- HAProxy: No, not designed for amplification attacks.
- IDS Suricata: Yes, identifies CharGEN traffic patterns.
- WAF: No, WAFs are not suitable for amplification attacks.
- OWASP Rules: No, unrelated to amplification vectors.
- Complex anycast solution – WEDOS Protection: Yes, mitigates amplification attacks effectively.
Solutions
Block CharGEN traffic at network firewalls and disable unused services.
Why WEDOS Protection?
WEDOS Protection provides Anycast-powered edge protection that filters malicious traffic before it reaches your core systems. For DDoS types like CharGEN Flood , WEDOS offers scalable global filtering combined with advanced detection strategies and 24/7 support.
Can WEDOS Protection help?
✅ WEDOS Protection is highly effective against this attack due to global Anycast and intelligent filtering.
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