Commit ca62a9d2 authored by Stefan Fritsch's avatar Stefan Fritsch
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Mention mod_reqtimeout in the DoS mitigation section 


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docs/manual/misc/security_tips.html.en

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    settings that can help mitigate problems:</p>



    <ul>

      <li>The <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/mod_reqtimeout.html#requestreadtimeout">RequestReadTimeout</a></code>

      directive allows to limit the time a client may take to send the

      request.</li>



      <li>The <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#timeout">TimeOut</a></code> directive

      should be lowered on sites that are subject to DoS attacks.

      Setting this to as low as a few seconds may be appropriate.

docs/manual/misc/security_tips.xml

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    settings that can help mitigate problems:</p>



    <ul>

      <li>The <directive module="mod_reqtimeout">RequestReadTimeout</directive>

      directive allows to limit the time a client may take to send the

      request.</li>



      <li>The <directive module="core">TimeOut</directive> directive

      should be lowered on sites that are subject to DoS attacks.

      Setting this to as low as a few seconds may be appropriate.