Nginx Plus Enable DOS Protection for on Catalog

[kayiwa]

We need to enable Denial of Service (DOS) protection for Nginx Plus on the Catalog service. This is a high priority task due to the potential risk of service disruption from DOS attacks.

Tasks:

• Enable DOS Protection:
• Refer to the Nginx documentation for guidance: https://docs.nginx.com/nginx-app-protect-dos/deployment-guide/learn-about-deployment/#debian--ubuntu-installation
• Prioritize enabling this protection on the catalog-staging service.
• Investigate the level of effort required to implement this. It could be a simple configuration change or a more involved process.
• Deploy on Dev Load Balancer:
• Deploy and test the DOS protection configuration on the development load balancer first.
• Separate license Keys for Staging and Production
• Testing should be conducted thoroughly to ensure that the DOS protection does not interfere with legitimate traffic.

Ensure that separate keys are used for staging and production load balancers to maintain security and isolation.
Notes:

The time required to complete this task is difficult to estimate due to the unknown complexity of the configuration changes.