Dedicated Servers - Security

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How to secure a dedicated server
Find out how to apply basic security measures to protect your dedicated server against attacks and unauthorised access
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Securing a server with a Memcached service
Find out how to secure your Memcached service
694 Views 02.03.2018 Dedicated Servers
How to mitigate the Zenbleed vulnerability
Learn about the CVE-2023-20593/Zenbleed vulnerability and its impacts on OVHcloud products
570 Views 22.08.2023 Dedicated Servers
How to mitigate the Downfall vulnerability
Learn about the CVE-2022-40982/Gather Data Sampling (GDS)/Downfall vulnerability and its impacts on OVHcloud products
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How to mitigate the Inception vulnerability
Learn about the CVE-2023-20569/Inception/Return Address Security (RAS)/Speculative Return Stack Overflow (SRSO) vulnerability and its impacts on OVHcloud products
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Find your patch for Meltdown and Spectre
77 Views 15.07.2020 Dedicated Servers
Information about Meltdown and Spectre vulnerability fixes
84 Views 15.07.2020 Dedicated Servers
AMD SME/SEV on Ubuntu 20
Enable SME on your ubuntu server and spawn an SEV virtual machine
782 Views 07.05.2020 Dedicated Servers
Dedicated Server Security Specifications
148 Views 30.06.2024 Account Information
Manage and secure your ESXi dedicated server from the outset
Discover the various ways you can effectively secure your ESXi dedicated server
1043 Views 09.01.2026 Dedicated Servers
ESXi Dedicated Servers - FAQ
Find the most frequently asked questions about the wave of attacks targeting ESXi servers
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Preparing a Bare Metal Server backup with Veeam Enterprise
Learn how to prepare to back up your Bare Metal Server using Veeam Backup and Replication (Enterprise)
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Backing up a Bare Metal Linux Server with Veeam Enterprise
Learn how to back up your Bare Metal Linux Server using Veeam Backup and Replication (Enterprise)
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Backing Up a Bare Metal Windows Server Using Veeam Agent for Windows
Learn how to configure the Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows to back up your Bare Metal Windows server
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Restoring a Bare Metal Server with Veeam Enterprise
Learn how to restore a Bare Metal Server using the Veeam Backup & Replication application
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How to use the backup storage on a dedicated server
Find out how to enable and access your additional storage space
14011 Views 09.10.2025 Dedicated Servers
OVHcloud AntiSpam - Best Practices and Unblocking an IP
Find out about our antispam best practices and how to unblock an IP blocked for SPAM
1365 Views 06.01.2026 Dedicated Servers
Configuring the firewall on Linux with iptables
Find out how to secure a server with iptables
4766 Views 20.12.2024 Dedicated Servers
Configuring the firewall on Windows
Find out how to configure your firewall on Windows
1773 Views 31.01.2022 Dedicated Servers
Enabling and configuring the Edge Network Firewall
Find out how to configure the Edge Network Firewall for your services
21150 Views 06.01.2026 Dedicated Servers
How to protect a Game server with the application firewall
Learn how to configure the OVHcloud Game DDoS Protection firewall
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Monitoring DDoS attacks with the Network Security Dashboard
Learn how to navigate through the Network Security Dashboard
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How to configure the Anti-DDos Infrastructure for Solana
Learn how to leverage the OVHcloud Anti-DDoS infrastructure to protect your Solana nodes without harming their functionality
46 Views 13.10.2025 Dedicated Servers