Web Application Firewall/Mod_security
LiteSpeed Web Server offers excellent ModSecurity compatibility, allowing sophisticated rules for filtering out attacking requests by checking for known attack signatures. LSWS has built-in WAF security features to block bad connections. LiteSpeed also works well with popular mod_security rules set such as Owasp, Atomicorp, Comodo and CloudLinux Imunify360. LiteSpeed works well with other firewalls such as ConfigServer Security & Firewall (csf) etc.
LSWS's Built-in WAF Security Features
LSWS and Common WAF Rule Sets
As mentioned previously, LSWS supports most of the mod_security
rules commonly used. Since Apache and LiteSpeed may have different rule sets, please make sure to download the appropriate set for each web server. The following will explain the detailed steps for configuring rule sets for use with LSWS.
With a Control Panel
cPanel
Without a Control Panel
FAQ
Please see these Frequently Asked Questions about Mod Security on LSWS.