{"id":769,"date":"2016-08-25T12:09:16","date_gmt":"2016-08-25T12:09:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/?p=769"},"modified":"2016-08-25T12:09:16","modified_gmt":"2016-08-25T12:09:16","slug":"what-mod-security-does-and-how-to-use-itcloudhost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/what-mod-security-does-and-how-to-use-itcloudhost\/","title":{"rendered":"What Mod Security Does and How to Use It:Cloudhost"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mod security is a firewall module used to add an extra layer of protection for your domains.\u00a0Mod_Security can potentially block common code injection attacks which strengthens the security of the server.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>On the interface, you can either enable <a href=\"http:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/enable.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-771\" src=\"http:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/enable.png\" alt=\"enable\" width=\"75\" height=\"51\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0or disable \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/disable.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-770 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/disable.png\" alt=\"disable\" width=\"98\" height=\"50\" \/><\/a>the security module for\u00a0your domain(s).<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Screenshot-275.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-772\" src=\"http:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Screenshot-275.png\" alt=\"Screenshot (275)\" width=\"1341\" height=\"641\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Screenshot-275.png 1341w, https:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Screenshot-275-300x143.png 300w, https:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Screenshot-275-768x367.png 768w, https:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Screenshot-275-1024x489.png 1024w, https:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Screenshot-275-624x298.png 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1341px) 100vw, 1341px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>You can also choose to switch it On for some selected domains and off for some other.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Screenshot-276.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-773\" src=\"http:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Screenshot-276.png\" alt=\"Screenshot (276)\" width=\"1302\" height=\"262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Screenshot-276.png 1302w, https:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Screenshot-276-300x60.png 300w, https:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Screenshot-276-768x155.png 768w, https:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Screenshot-276-1024x206.png 1024w, https:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Screenshot-276-624x126.png 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1302px) 100vw, 1302px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>To access Mod\u00a0Security\u00a0for your website:<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/cant-login-from-cpanel\/\">Log into your cPanel account<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Click the<strong><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 Mod Security\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>icon in the section.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Screenshot-277.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-774\" src=\"http:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Screenshot-277.png\" alt=\"Screenshot (277)\" width=\"970\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Screenshot-277.png 970w, https:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Screenshot-277-300x58.png 300w, https:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Screenshot-277-768x149.png 768w, https:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Screenshot-277-624x121.png 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 970px) 100vw, 970px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div>3. Now you will be redirected to the Mod Security\u00a0 Interface.<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Screenshot-274.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-775\" src=\"http:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Screenshot-274.png\" alt=\"Screenshot (274)\" width=\"1355\" height=\"615\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Screenshot-274.png 1355w, https:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Screenshot-274-300x136.png 300w, https:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Screenshot-274-768x349.png 768w, https:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Screenshot-274-1024x465.png 1024w, https:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Screenshot-274-624x283.png 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1355px) 100vw, 1355px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div style=\"background: #ffa500\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;font-size: 19px\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/secure.cloudhost.com.ng\">Get Started with Us\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mod security is a firewall module used to add an extra layer of protection for your domains.\u00a0Mod_Security can potentially block common code injection attacks which strengthens the security of the server. 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