Introduced to our web hosting platform
more than a year ago, the Jail Host
functionality has brought a new dimension
to the concept of site security.
By ‘jailing’ the ‘germ’ within the limits of
a given host, Jail Host prevents it from
spreading out to the rest of the
account,offering extra protection against
intruders who have managed to infiltrate
into the system
Now the Jail Host option is enabled by
default for all newly created hosts to
double protect them from intruders.
How does the Jail Host option work?
The main purpose of Jail Host is to
outsmart eventual intruders.
Even though security solutions are getting
more and more reliable, hackers seem to
always be one step ahead of the game. The
truth is that no universal painkiller for
hack attacks has been invented yet.
This is where the extra Jail Host barrier
can come in real handy.
If an intruder does manage to break into a
website, if Jail Host is enabled, they will
not be able to move to another host and
spread their malicious activity.
Here is an illustration of how the Jail
Host feature basically works:
As you can see in the figure above, the Jail
Host-enabled domain is practically
isolated from the other hosts in the /www
directory within the same hosting account.
This prevents intruders from using the
host as a doorway to the rest of the
system in the event of an attack.
The tight encapsulation works at the
Operating System level, which guarantees
its efficiency in all possible hacking
scenarios.
By ensuring a segmental level of
protection, the Jail Host feature offers an
innovative approach to keeping a hosting
environment clean of smart intruders.
This way, even if one of your hosts
succumbs to an attack, you will have the
rest of your content fully intact.
What will happen to already added hosts?
If you already manage domains with
us,you can enable ‘jail host’ protection for
them from the Hosted Domains section of
the Web Hosting Control Panel.
In the Actions column of the table of
hosted domains, search for the Edit host
option:
You will find the Jail host option at the
bottom of the Edit host form:
Just tick the box and click on the Edit
Host button to complete the action.
The Jail host functionality is supported on
all web hosting services, which are
compatible with the Hepsia Control Panel
including cloud hosting packages, Virtual
Private Servers, semi-dedicated servers
and dedicated servers.
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