# noc.org

> Markdown mirror of DialtoneApp's public top-site detail page for `noc.org`.

URL: https://dialtoneapp.com/top-sites/noc.org/index.md
Canonical HTML: https://dialtoneapp.com/top-sites/noc.org

## Summary

- Domain: `noc.org`
- Website: https://noc.org
- Description: ai readable | score 14 | purchase read only
- Label: ai_readable
- Payment surface: Not available
- Purchase boundary: read_only
- Control boundary: unknown
- Rank: 473861

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# NOC.org

> NOC provides integrated CDN, WAF, authoritative DNS, and monitoring services on a global Anycast network, helping websites stay fast, resilient, and secure.

NOC.org is designed for hosting providers, MSPs, and website owners who need programmatic control over edge security and performance. All services run on a shared Anycast infrastructure starting at $5/FQDN/month with a free 14-day trial.

## Products

- [Website Security Platform](https://noc.org/website-security): Integrated website security platform combining Cloud WAF, global CDN, authoritative DNS, and uptime monitoring for $5/site/month.
- [Content Delivery Network (CDN)](https://noc.org/products/cdn): Global content delivery with edge caching, image optimization, load balancing, and DDoS protection.
- [Web Application Firewall (WAF)](https://noc.org/products/waf): Cloud-based WAF protecting against SQL injection, XSS, RCE, DDoS, and other application-layer attacks.
- [Authoritative DNS](https://noc.org/products/dns): Fast, redundant DNS hosting on a global Anycast network with geo-routing, failover, and DNSSEC.
- [Website Monitoring](https://noc.org/products/monitoring): Uptime and performance monitoring from multiple global locations with instant alerts.

## Pricing

- [Plans & Pricing](https://noc.org/pricing): $5/FQDN/month for the full stack (CDN, WAF, DNS, Monitoring). Free 14-day trial, no credit card required.

## Articles

- [All Articles](https://noc.org/articles/): Expert insights on CDN architecture, web security, DDoS protection, and website performance.
- [Evolving the CDN / WAF Stack](https://noc.org/articles/evolving-the-cdn-waf-stack): How NOC combines Auth DNS, CDN, and WAF for performance and resilience.
- [Optimized Origin with the NOC CDN](https://noc.org/articles/optimized-origin-with-the-noc-cdn): Optimizing origin infrastructure and caching with NOC CDN.
- [How WordPress Gets Hacked](https://noc.org/articles/how-wordpress-gets-hacked-in-2022-initialrecon): Analysis of WordPress attack vectors and initial reconnaissance techniques.
- [Securing WordPress in the Enterprise](https://noc.org/articles/securing-wordpress-in-the-enterprise): Enterprise WordPress security best practices.
- [Website Security Framework](https://noc.org/articles/website-security-framework-intro): Introduction to a structured approach to website security.
- [Email Security for Domain Owners](https://noc.org/articles/a-guide-to-email-security-for-domain-owners): SPF, DKIM, DMARC, and email authentication guide.
- [The Domain Name System (DNS)](https://noc.org/articles/the-domain-name-system-dns): Educational overview of how DNS works.
- [Log4Shell Lessons Learned](https://noc.org/articles/log4shell-lessons-learned): Post-incident analysis and lessons from the Log4j vulnerability.
- [Automated Bot Attacks on Ecommerce](https://noc.org/articles/automated-bot-attacks-ecommerce-impact-and-mitigation): How automated bots affect ecommerce sites, attack types, financial impact, and layered mitigation strategies.

## Learn

- [Learn Hub](https://noc.org/learn/): Educational hub covering web security concepts, DDoS attacks, malware, email authentication, and security headers.
- [What is a WAF?](https://noc.org/learn/what-is-a-waf): How Web Application Firewalls inspect HTTP traffic and protect against application-layer attacks.
- [What is a CDN?](https://noc.org/learn/what-is-a-cdn): How Content Delivery Networks accelerate websites using edge caching.
- [What is XSS?](https://noc.org/learn/what-is-xss): Cross-site scripting vulnerabilities, types, and prevention.
- [What is SQL Injection?](https://noc.org/learn/what-is-sqli): SQL injection attacks, types, and prevention techniques.
- [What is Directory Traversal?](https://noc.org/learn/what-is-directory-traversal): Path traversal attacks that access files outside the web root.
- [What is Arbitrary Code Execution?](https://noc.org/learn/what-is-arbitrary-code-execution): Remote code execution vulnerabilities and prevention.
- [What is Clickjacking?](https://noc.org/learn/what-is-clickjacking): UI redressing attacks using transparent iframes.
- [What is a Software Vulnerability?](https://noc.org/learn/what-is-a-software-vulnerability): Types of software vulnerabilities, CVEs, and patching.
- [Understanding DDoS Attacks](https://noc.org/learn/ddos-attacks): Overview of distributed denial-of-service attack types and mitigation.
- [DNS Amplification Attacks](https://noc.org/learn/dns-amplification): How DNS amplification exploits open resolvers for volumetric DDoS.
- [HTTP Flood Attacks](https://noc.org/learn/http-flood): Layer 7 application-layer flood attacks and WAF-based mitigation.
- [Volumetric DDoS Attacks](https://noc.org/learn/volumetric-ddos): Bandwidth exhaustion attacks including UDP and ICMP floods.
- [Protocol DDoS Attacks](https://noc.org/learn/protocol-ddos): SYN floods, Ping of Death, and protocol-layer attack mitigation.
- [Brute Force Attacks](https://noc.org/learn/brute-force-attacks): Password guessing, credential stuffing, and defense strategies.
- [Common Web Attack Terms](https://noc.org/learn/common-attack-terms): Glossary of attack terminology (botnet, payload, C2, zero-day, etc.).
- [Common Web Vulnerability Terms](https://noc.org/learn/common-vulnerability-terms): Glossary of vulnerability terms (CVE, CVSS, RCE, SSRF, etc.).
- [SEO Spam Attacks](https://noc.org/learn/seo-spam): How attackers inject spam into websites for SEO manipulation.
- [Website Malware](https://noc.org/learn/website-malware): Types of website malware including backdoors, webshells, and cryptominers.
- [Phishing Attacks via Websites](https://noc.org/learn/phishing-attacks): How phishing pages are deployed on compromised websites.
- [Credit Card Skimmers](https://noc.org/learn/credit-card-skimmers): Magecart-style JavaScript skimmers and formjacking attacks.
- [Website Blacklists](https://noc.org/learn/website-blacklists): How Safe Browsing blacklists work and how to get delisted.
- [What is SPF?](https://noc.org/learn/what-is-spf): Sender Policy Framework for email authentication via DNS.
- [What is DKIM?](https://noc.org/learn/what-is-dkim): DomainKeys Identified Mail for cryptographic email signing.
- [What is DMARC?](https://noc.org/learn/what-is-dmarc): Domain-based Message Authentication with policy enforcement and reporting.
- [What Are Security Headers?](https://noc.org/learn/security-headers): Overview of HTTP security headers (HSTS, CSP, X-Frame-Options).
- [How to Configure Security Headers](https://noc.org/learn/configure-security-headers): Apache and Nginx configuration examples for security headers.
- [HSTS](https://noc.org/learn/hsts): HTTP Strict Transport Security, preload lists, and deployment.
- [Content Security Policy (CSP)](https://noc.org/learn/csp): How CSP prevents XSS with source directives and nonce-based policies.
- [What is a MIME Type?](https://noc.org/learn/what-is-a-mime-type): Content-Type headers, MIME sniffing, and X-Content-Type-Options.
- [X-Frame-Options](https://noc.org/learn/x-frame-options): How X-Frame-Options prevents clickjacking by controlling iframe embedding.
- [X-XSS-Protection](https://noc.org/learn/x-xss-protection): Legacy XSS filter header and its role in browser-based XSS prevention.
- [Referrer-Policy](https://noc.org/learn/referrer-policy): Control how much referrer information is sent with outgoing requests.
- [Permissions-Policy](https://noc.org/learn/permissions-policy): Restrict browser features like camera, microphone, and geolocation on your site.
- [X-Content-Type-Options](https://noc.org/learn/x-content-type-options): How the X-Content-Type-Options nosniff header prevents MIME-type sniffing attacks.

### DNS

- [What Is Authoritative DNS?](https://noc.org/learn/what-is-authoritative-dns): Authoritative vs recursive DNS and how DNS name resolution works.
- [What Is a Domain Zone File?](https://noc.org/learn/what-is-a-domain-zone-file): DNS zone file structure, SOA records, TTL values, and record organization.
- [DNS Zone File Record Types](https://noc.org/learn/dns-zone-record-types): Reference for A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, TXT, NS, SOA, SRV, CAA, and PTR records.
- [DNS Email Security Records: SPF, DKIM & DMARC](https://noc.org/learn/dns-zone-email-records): How SPF, DKIM, and DMARC DNS records authenticate email and prevent spoofing.

### Server Hardening
- [Securing SSH (10 Steps)](https://noc.org/learn/securing-ssh): Ten essential steps to secure SSH access on a Linux server.
- [Linux Security Checklist](https://noc.org/learn/linux-security-checklist): Basic security checklist for hardening a Linux server.
- [Enable SFTP on Ubuntu](https://noc.org/learn/enable-sftp-ubuntu): How to set up SFTP access on Ubuntu servers.
- [UFW on Ubuntu](https://noc.org/learn/ufw-ubuntu): Working with UFW (Uncomplicated Firewall) on Ubuntu.
- [Yum-Cron Auto-Update](https://noc.org/learn/yum-cron-auto-update): Auto-update CentOS 7 packages with yum-cron.
- [Blocking User Agents](https://noc.org/learn/blocking-user-agents): How to block unwanted user agents on Nginx and Apache web servers.

### IPTables
- [IPTables Rate Limiting](https://noc.org/learn/iptables-rate-limiting): Use iptables recent module to rate-limit incoming connections.
- [IPTables Commenting](https://noc.org/learn/iptables-commenting): Add comments to iptables rules for easier management.
- [IPTables Block HTTP](https://noc.org/learn/iptables-block-http): Block HTTP requests via iptables for a specific domain.
- [IPTables Default Blocks](https://noc.org/learn/iptables-default-blocks): Create default block rules with iptables.
- [IPTables Block DNS](https://noc.org/learn/iptables-block-dns): Block DNS requests via iptables.

### Security Tools
- [Install NMAP on Ubuntu](https://noc.org/learn/install-nmap): Install and configure NMAP on Ubuntu.
- [NMAP Guide](https://noc.org/learn/nmap-guide): Comprehensive guide to using NMAP for network scanning and security auditing.
- [WPScan](https://noc.org/learn/wpscan): WordPress vulnerability scanner for identifying security issues.

### DDoS (continued)
- [Application Layer DDoS](https://noc.org/learn/application-layer-ddos): Application-layer DDoS attacks targeting the core of online services.

### Sysadmin & Tips
- [Using NSLOOKUP](https://noc.org/learn/using-nslookup): Query DNS data using the nslookup command.
- [List UFW Rules (Inactive)](https://noc.org/learn/list-ufw-rules-inactive): List UFW rules when the firewall is inactive or disabled.
- [Monitor Service with Bash](https://noc.org/learn/monitor-service-bash): Monitor the status of a service with a bash script.
- [DNS Traffic via tcpdump](https://noc.org/learn/inspecting-dns-tcpdump): Inspect DNS traffic using tcpdump.
- [Capture POST Requests](https://noc.org/learn/capture-post-requests): Capture POST requests on a web server.
- [Binding IPv6 Addresses](https://noc.org/learn/binding-ipv6-addresses): Bind multiple IPv6 addresses automatically.
- [Parse JSON in Bash](https://noc.org/learn/parse-json-bash): Parse JSON responses using bash scripts.
- [.htaccess Block IP](https://noc.org/learn/htaccess-block-ip): Block access to a site using .htaccess with a specific IP.
- [Nginx + PHP + SSL on Ubuntu](https://noc.org/learn/nginx-php-ssl-ubuntu): Set up Nginx, PHP, and SSL (Certbot) on Ubuntu 24.04.
- [Upgrading Ubuntu](https://noc.org/learn/upgrading-ubuntu): Upgrade Ubuntu from 19.04 to 24.04.
- [cURL Website Performance](https://noc.org/learn/curl-website-performance): Use cURL to test and measure website performance.
- [Remove File Extensions from URLs](https://noc.org/learn/remove-file-extensions): Remove .php and .html extensions from URL slugs.

### Glossary Learn Pages
- [What Is an Attack Surface?](https://noc.org/learn/attack-surface): Attack vectors, surface types, and reduction strategies
- [What Is Authentication?](https://noc.org/learn/authentication): Identity verification — passwords, MFA, certificates, and authorization
- [What Is Bandwidth?](https://noc.org/learn/bandwidth): Network data transfer rates, throughput, and DDoS context
- [What Is a Block Page?](https://noc.org/learn/block-page): Firewall and WAF block pages — when and why they appear
- [What Is a Bot?](https://noc.org/learn/bots): Good bots vs bad bots — crawlers, scrapers, and bot management
- [What Is Caching?](https://noc.org/learn/caching): Browser, CDN, and DNS caching for web performance
- [What Is a Certificate Authority?](https://noc.org/learn/certificate-authority): CAs, certificate signing, DV/OV/EV types, and chain of trust
- [What Is DNS over HTTPS?](https://noc.org/learn/dns-over-https): DoH protocol — encrypted DNS queries inside HTTPS
- [What Is DNS over TLS?](https://noc.org/learn/dns-over-tls): DoT protocol — encrypted DNS on port 853
- [What Is Encryption?](https://noc.org/learn/encryption): Symmetric vs asymmetric encryption, at rest vs in transit
- [What Is Geo-Blocking?](https://noc.org/learn/geo-blocking): IP-based geographic access restrictions
- [What Is Incident Response?](https://noc.org/learn/incident-response): IR lifecycle — detection, containment, eradication, recovery
- [What Is an IP Address?](https://noc.org/learn/ip-addresses): IP addressing — public vs private, static vs dynamic
- [What Is IPv4?](https://noc.org/learn/ipv4): 32-bit addressing, dotted decimal notation, and address exhaustion
- [What Is Latency?](https://noc.org/learn/latency): Network delay, causes, measurement, and CDN reduction
- [What Is Load Balancing?](https://noc.org/learn/load-balancing): Traffic distribution methods — round robin, least connections, DNS-based
- [What Is Mitigation?](https://noc.org/learn/mitigation): DDoS mitigation, vulnerability mitigation, and WAF-based defense
- [What Is an Origin Server?](https://noc.org/learn/origin-server): Origin vs edge servers in CDN architecture
- [What Is OWASP?](https://noc.org/learn/owasp): OWASP Top 10 web application vulnerabilities
- [What Is Patching?](https://noc.org/learn/patching): Patch management, security patches, and virtual patching
- [What Is a Proxy Server?](https://noc.org/learn/proxy-servers): Forward and reverse proxies — how they work
- [What Is Rate Limiting?](https://noc.org/learn/rate-limiting): Request throttling for DDoS, brute force, and API protection
- [What Is an SSL/TLS Certificate?](https://noc.org/learn/ssl-tls-certificates): Certificate types, renewal, and Let's Encrypt automation
- [What Is TCP?](https://noc.org/learn/tcp): TCP protocol, three-way handshake, and SYN floods
- [What Is TTL?](https://noc.org/learn/ttl): Time to Live in DNS caching and networking
- [What Is a VPN?](https://noc.org/learn/vpn): VPN tunneling, protocols, and DNS interaction
- [What Is a Domain?](https://noc.org/learn/what-is-a-domain): Domain structure — TLD, SLD, subdomains, and DNS
- [What Is an FQDN?](https://noc.org/learn/what-is-fqdn): Fully Qualified Domain Names in DNS and certificates
- [What Is HTTPS?](https://noc.org/learn/what-is-https): HTTP vs HTTPS, TLS encryption, and HSTS
- [What Is SSL/TLS?](https://noc.org/learn/what-is-ssl-tls): SSL history, TLS versions, and the TLS handshake
- [What Is a Wildcard Certificate?](https://noc.org/learn/wildcard-certificates): Wildcard SSL — coverage, limitations, and SAN comparison

## Compare

- [Compare Hub](https://noc.org/compare/): Side-by-side comparisons of NOC vs competing CDN, WAF, and security platforms.
- [NOC vs Sucuri](https://noc.org/compare/sucuri): CDN, WAF, and security feature comparison with Sucuri.
- [NOC vs Cloudflare](https://noc.org/compare/cloudflare): CDN, WAF, DNS, and edge security comparison with Cloudflare.
- [NOC vs SiteLock](https://noc.org/compare/sitelock): Website security and malware protection comparison with SiteLock.
- [NOC vs Wordfence](https://noc.org/compare/wordfence): WordPress and website security comparison with Wordfence.
- [NOC vs MalCare](https://noc.org/compare/malcare): WordPress security and malware cleanup comparison with MalCare.
- [NOC vs Patchstack](https://noc.org/compare/patchstack): WordPress vulnerability management comparison with Patchstack.
- [NOC vs Astra Security](https://noc.org/compare/astra): WAF, scanning, and pentesting comparison with Astra Security.

## Support

- [Support Hub](https://noc.org/support/): Setup guides, account management, hosting integrations, product features, and troubleshooting.
- [Getting Started with CDN](https://noc.org/support/getting-started/cdn): Step-by-step CDN setup guide.
- [Getting Started with Authoritative DNS](https://noc.org/support/getting-started/authoritative-dns): DNS zone setup and nameserver delegation.
- [Getting Started with Monitoring](https://noc.org/support/getting-started/website-monitoring): Uptime monitoring setup and alert configuration.
- [Getting Started with the NOC API](https://noc.org/support/getting-started/noc-api): REST API introduction and authentication.
- [Change Your Password](https://noc.org/support/account/change-password): Account password management.
- [Configure 2FA](https://noc.org/support/account/configure-2fa): Enable two-factor authentication.
- [Activity Logging](https://noc.org/support/account/activity-logging): View and manage account activity logs.
- [Slack Integration](https://noc.org/support/account/slack-integration): Connect NOC alerts to Slack.
- [Using NOC with Namecheap](https://noc.org/support/hosting/namecheap): DNS configuration for Namecheap.
- [Using NOC with GoDaddy](https://noc.org/support/hosting/godaddy): DNS configuration for GoDaddy.
- [Using NOC with Hover](https://noc.org/support/hosting/hover): DNS configuration for Hover.
- [Using NOC with Network Solutions](https://noc.org/support/hosting/network-solutions): DNS configuration for Network Solutions.
- [Using NOC with Liquid Web](https://noc.org/support/hosting/liquid-web): DNS configuration for Liquid Web.
- [Find Your Domain Registrar](https://noc.org/support/hosting/find-registrar): Identify who manages your domain DNS.
- [CDN Overview](https://noc.org/support/product-features/cdn-overview): How NOC CDN caching works.
- [CDN PoP Locations](https://noc.org/support/product-features/cdn-pop-locations): Global edge network locations.
- [DNS Smart Routing](https://noc.org/support/product-features/dns-smart-routing): Intelligent DNS routing with failover.
- [DNS Proximity Routing](https://noc.org/support/product-features/dns-proximity-routing): Geo-based and latency-based DNS routing.
- [WAF Waiting Room](https://noc.org/support/product-features/waf-waiting-room): Queue visitors during traffic spikes.
- [Continuous Monitoring](https://noc.org/support/product-features/continuous-monitoring): Multi-location uptime monitoring.
- [CDN & WAF API](https://noc.org/support/product-features/cdn-waf-api): REST API for CDN and WAF management.
- [SSH IP Authentication](https://noc.org/support/product-features/ssh-ip-authentication): Restrict SSH access by IP address.
- [WAF/CDN Connection Errors](https://noc.org/support/troubleshooting/waf-cdn-connection-errors): Common error codes (520-524) and fixes.
- [Troubleshooting DNS with dig](https://noc.org/support/troubleshooting/troubleshooting-dns-dig): Using dig to verify DNS records.
- [Restore Visitor IP](https://noc.org/support/troubleshooting/restore-visitor-ip): Restore original IP behind CDN/WAF proxy.
- [MySQL Error 1064](https://noc.org/support/troubleshooting/mysql-error-1064): Troubleshoot MySQL error 1064 (42000) when passing CREATE USER arguments via SSH.
- [MySQL Error 1819](https://noc.org/support/troubleshooting/mysql-error-1819): Fix MySQL error 1819 (HY000) password policy requirements.
- [MySQL Root Password](https://noc.org/support/troubleshooting/mysql-root-password): Set the root password on MySQL when it is empty.
- [SSL Certificate Errors](https://noc.org/support/troubleshooting/ssl-cert-errors): Fix certificate errors when moving SSL certs between servers.
- [Recovering Deleted Files](https://noc.org/support/troubleshooting/recovering-deleted-files): Practical guide to recovering deleted files on Linux/Ubuntu.
- [Apache MultiViews](https://noc.org/support/troubleshooting/apache-multiview): Troubleshoot Apache MultiViews option conflicts.
- [PHP-FPM Pool Setup](https://noc.org/support/troubleshooting/php-fpm-pool-setup): Fix WordPress FTP/SFTP prompt after PHP-FPM pool configuration.
- [PHP-FPM Listen Error](https://noc.org/support/troubleshooting/php-fpm-listen-error): Resolve PHP-FPM listen address already in use errors.
- [Apache VirtualHosts](https://noc.org/support/troubleshooting/apache-virtualhosts): Configure Apache VirtualHosts on Ubuntu.
- [WordPress Remove index.php](https://noc.org/support/troubleshooting/wordpress-remove-index-php): Remove index.php from WordPress URL slugs.
- [WordPress Memory Exhausted](https://noc.org/support/troubleshooting/wordpress-memory-exhausted): Fix WordPress allowed memory size exhausted errors.
- [WordPress Missing MySQL](https://noc.org/support/troubleshooting/wordpress-missing-mysql): Fix the missing MySQL extension error in WordPress.

## Glossary

- [Glossary](https://noc.org/glossary/): Quick-reference glossary of ~90 web security, DNS, CDN, and infrastructure terms with definitions and links to in-depth learn articles.

## API Reference

- [API Reference](https://noc.org/api/): Complete API documentation for CDN, WAF, and DNS management with curl examples.

## Legacy Documentation

- [Help & Documentation](https://noc.org/help/): Legacy knowledge base (being migrated to Support section).
- [CDN / WAF API (Legacy)](https://noc.org/help/docs/cdn-api/): Legacy API documentation.

## Related Projects

- [DNSArchive](https://dnsarchive.net): Historical DNS records, web metadata, and IP intelligence.
- [IP Reputation](https://reputation.noc.org): IP reputation and threat intelligence data.
- [DNS Blacklist](https://dnsblacklist.org): DNS-based blacklist service.

## Company

- [About NOC](https://noc.org/about): Background on NOC as a platform and umbrella brand.
- [Privacy Policy](https://noc.org/privacy): How NOC collects and protects user data.
- [Terms of Service](https://noc.org/terms): Terms governing use of NOC services.
- Email: support@noc.org
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