LiveShield documentation

LiveShield is a high-performance Anti-DDoS system designed to protect network infrastructure from distributed denial-of-service attacks. This documentation provides an overview of LiveShield’s architecture, module interactions, deployment instructions, and technical details.

Because we are constantly improving LiveShield, some features may change over time. Please always update your software and refer to the latest documentation version. We tried to make this documentation as clear and comprehensive as possible, but if you find any issues, mistakes, or have suggestions, please contact us at office@liveshield.net.

Navigation:

• Legal
  • Trademarks
  • Copyright
  • EULA
  • Credits
• Architecture
  • Introduction
  • Modularity
  • Choose hardware
    • CPU
    • Motherboard
    • Memory
    • Disks
    • Network Interface Cards (NICs)
    • Complete hardware
  • Network design
    • Locations
    • Traffic mirror
• Installation
  • Prerequisites
    • Supported operating system
    • Hardware requirements
  • APT repository
  • Installation wizard
• Updating
  • Update with APT
  • Version checking
    • Component versions
    • Update recommended
    • Minimum Analyser version
    • Manager version rejection
    • Update required vs Update recommended
  • Upgrading to Manager 1.3.0
  • Changelog
    • Worker
    • Analyser
    • Manager
    • Helper
    • Documentation
• Licensing
  • Introduction
  • Installation
  • Call-home
• Base configuration
  • Introduction
  • Manager
  • Analyser
  • Worker
  • Apply changes and check
• Dashboard
  • Introduction
  • Access and visibility
  • Overview
  • Executive
    • Reading the indicators
    • Charts and targeted prefixes
    • Executive settings
• BGP configuration
  • Prerequisites
  • ASN, router ID, BH community
  • BGP peers
  • Example FlowSpec config
  • Verification
• Detection and filtering
  • Add prefixes
  • Thresholds
  • Subnet aggregation
  • Traffic diversion
  • Templates
• Advanced filtering
  • Profile
  • Learning logic
  • Attaching profile
• Upstreams
  • Introduction
  • Adding
  • Using upstreams
• Blackholing
  • Introduction
  • Create profile
  • Attach profile
  • Operation logic
  • Example router config
    • Verification
  • Selective blackholing
    • Thresholds
    • Example router config
  • Verify with provider
• Manual rules
  • Introduction
  • Prerequisites and permissions
  • Manual filtering
    • Action-specific settings
    • Example: drop a selected UDP flow
  • Manual blackholing
  • Editing, disabling, and deleting
• Event Pipelines
  • Introduction
  • Create and attach
  • Notifications template
• Reporting
  • Introduction
  • Generate report
    • Preview
  • KSC export
    • KSC fields
  • Severity thresholds
• Account management
  • Introduction
  • Roles
  • Account settings
  • Users
    • Adding a user
    • Changing Global Role
    • Assigning resources
    • Additional permissions
    • Resetting a user password
• Public API
  • Introduction
  • Create an API token
    • Choosing permissions
  • Authentication and reading resources
  • Creating and updating configuration
    • Create a prefix
    • Create a template
    • Update individual fields with PATCH
    • Use PUT for thresholds and related settings
  • Applying pending changes
  • Errors and troubleshooting
• FAQ
  • Platform, performance, and updates
    • Is LiveShield a cloud-based or on-premise solution?
    • Does LiveShield introduce latency to network traffic?
    • How does LiveShield scale as traffic grows?
    • Can LiveShield be deployed in multiple locations simultaneously?
    • Can LiveShield replace cloud-based DDoS protection?
    • How does LiveShield differ from appliance-based solutions?
    • Who is LiveShield not a good fit for?
    • Will LiveShield be extended with new filtering methods?
    • What is the update policy?
  • Licensing and purchasing
    • How can I order a LiveShield license?
    • Can a reseller place an order on behalf of a customer?
    • What information is required to place an order?
    • In what currency are prices provided?
    • Do you offer a trial version?
    • Can I upgrade my license during its validity period?
    • Can I cancel my license before it expires?
    • How does the license renewal process work?
    • What payment methods are available?
    • Is the service prepaid?
    • What is the standard payment deadline?
    • Can you issue invoices for foreign companies?
    • On how many servers can I run LiveShield?
    • What happens after the license expires?
  • Deployment and support
    • How fast can LiveShield be deployed?
    • What does the deployment process look like?
    • How can technical issues be reported?
    • Are older software versions supported?
  • Privacy, resellers, and contact
    • What personal data is processed?
    • Can I become a LiveShield reseller?
    • Can a reseller order licenses for customers?
    • What happens after cooperation ends?
    • What happens to data after the license expires?
    • How can I contact the sales team?