FAQ
Learn more about Project Shield.
What is DDoS?
A DDoS attack is an attempt to make an online service unavailable by overwhelming it with traffic from multiple sources.
Is my website at risk?
DDoS attacks are often used to attempt to censor news, human rights, and elections monitoring sites, and to bring down many other types of sites. Many sites do not have the capacity to defend against these attacks.
Do I qualify?
Project Shield welcomes applications from news, human rights, or elections monitoring organizations and individual journalists. We do not provide service to other types of content, including gaming sites and businesses. See our User Content and Conduct Policy for more details.
How do I get started?
Start by applying for Project Shield using the application form below. If your site is approved, you will receive an email with the information needed to configure Project Shield. A webmaster who has administrative privileges for the website and is able to modify DNS records should be able to set the service up in approximately 10 minutes.
How is my data used?
Project Shield only uses the data we obtain (such as logs from the Project Shield servers) for DDoS mitigation and caching and to improve the service. See this Help Center article for more details.
More questions?
See the General FAQs for more details.
