Host a custom Windows backend on a FlashRDP Windows RDP in Phoenix with Layer 4 DDoS filtering, a locked-down RDP port and tight firewall rules.
For a custom backend on a US Windows server, deploy a FlashRDP Windows RDP in Phoenix, AZ: every server includes network-level (Layer 4) DDoS filtering at no extra cost. Then lock down Remote Desktop and open only your application’s ports in Windows Defender Firewall. Layer 4 filtering stops network floods; it doesn’t filter application-level (Layer 7) attacks, so plan for those separately.
A volumetric DDoS attack fills the network link before traffic ever reaches Windows. Windows Defender Firewall can drop packets, but it can’t help once the link is full. Filtering has to happen upstream, in the network.FlashRDP’s DDoS protection filters Layer 4 (transport-level) floods automatically, including:
TCP SYN floods
UDP floods
ICMP floods
NTP, DNS and SSDP amplification
Layer 7 attacks aren’t filtered. Application-level attacks, such as HTTP floods or abusive requests that look like real clients, reach your application. For HTTP-based backends, put a proxy service such as Cloudflare in front, and add rate limiting and authentication in your application.
FlashRDP has two locations: Phoenix, AZ (USA) and Paris, France. For users in the Americas, Phoenix is the US option. Measure latency from where your clients are before you commit.Deploy a FlashRDP Windows RDP.
Windows Defender Firewall blocks unsolicited inbound traffic by default, so anything you don’t allow stays closed. Review existing rules with Get-NetFirewallRule -Direction Inbound -Enabled True.
No protection stops every attack. Keep backups (see the server’s Backups tab in the Billing Portal), monitor your service from outside, and check status.flashrdp.com during an incident. FlashRDP targets 99.9% uptime.
