Is there anything against DDoS to protect Apache HTTPD web server?

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Issue

  • DDoS Attacks could be SYN flood, UDP flood, ICMP flood and SMURF attacks. DoS attacks now target the application service itself, to deny service in a way that evades current protection mechanisms. Attackers use legitimate application requests to overload the web server, HTTP Layer 7-type attack is more difficult to stop because it is requires to distinguish between real and malicious HTTP request, while all carried by apparently legitimate traffic.
  • Under Linux, multiple module exist such as mod_qos, mod_security, mod_evasive etc. but which one should take to avoid DDOS attack ?
  • How to secure Apache Web server from DDoS attack?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
  • Red Hat Software Collections (RHSCL)
  • Red Hat Core Services (JBCS)
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server (EWS)
  • Red Hat JBoss Web Server (JWS)
  • Apache HTTPD Web server

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