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Published on: 02/09/2023 | Updated on: 03/07/2023 | Reading Time: 3 minutes

Astra Threats

Astra Dashboard Login URL

The main portal is located at https://my.getastra.com/login
If your website uses Wordpress, login to your Wordpress Admin area and locate the Astra Security link and click on it. You will be presented with a list of links to the Astra Portal without the need to enter another Username and Password.
If your website uses Opencart, login to your Wordpress Admin area and locate the Astra Security link and click on it. You will be presented with a list of links to the Astra Portal without the need to enter another Username and Password.

The Threats tab of the Astra Dashboard will show you several important statistics.

Threat Details

Each threat logged will show on your dashboard and off to the right is a toggle for Details / Hide. When you click on this, details will appear about the attack (shown below). From this area, you can take action on any threat, if desired.

Details Provided

  • Attacker Info (Country, Server, Browser)
  • Attacked URL
  • Description
  • Attack Vector
  • User Agent

Actions You Can Take on Each Threat

  • Block the Attackers IP Address
  • Trust the Attackers IP Address (use sparingly when you know the firewall should not have blocked this person)
  • Block the Country where the attack originated from
  • Trust attack parameter
  • Trust attack URL

The Astra Threats Detail section includes the ability to search for threats based on different criteria.

Please your cursor in the search field and you will see a dropdown list of options (shown below)

Astra Dashboard | Search Threats by Details
Astra Dashboard | Search Threats by Details

The search options include:

  1. Search by IP Address

  2. Search by Attacked Parameter

  3. Search by Attacked URL

  4. Search by Country

  5. Search by Threat ID

  6. Search by User Agent

If you need any assistance, please submit a ticket for Technical Support

Trusted & Blocked List

As you scroll down the Threats tab, you’ll first see the section to add a Custom Rule. This section allows you to allow (whitelist) or block (blacklist) an IP address or an IP address range. You can also add a note to remind you later of who the address belongs to. One example is to allow an IP address from Paypal to make sure the firewall never accidentally blocks it.

Astra Dashboard | Add a Custom Rule
Astra Dashboard | Add a Custom Rule
Astra Dashboard | Block or Trust IP Addresses
Astra Dashboard | Block or Trust IP Addresses

Added rules will appear right below this section and can be viewed and modified at any time.

With Astra Website Protection, you can control who can access your websites based on the following:

  • IP Address (IPv4 & IPV6)
  • IP Range (IPv4 & IPV6)
  • Country
  • Other HTTP parameters (using Security Boosters)

If you need any assistance, please submit a ticket for Technical Support

Exception List

As you scroll towards the bottom of the Threats page, you’ll come to a section titled Exception List. Here you can whitelist specific URLs, HTML and JSON fields and more.

Astra Dashboard | Existing List of Exceptions
Astra Dashboard | Existing List of Exceptions
Astra Dashboard | Exclude a Parameter
Astra Dashboard | Exclude a Parameter
Astra Dashboard | Exclude a URL
Astra Dashboard | Exclude a URL
Astra Dashboard | Edit the Note for an Existing Exception
Astra Dashboard | Edit the Note for an Existing Exception

If you need any assistance, please submit a ticket for Technical Support