Blackwall
Blackwall builds web-traffic security for hosting providers and service platforms. Its GateKeeper product is a distributed reverse proxy deployed at the provider traffic entry point, where it filters requests before they reach customer applications. The same layer combines an adaptive WAF with behavioural bot detection, rate limiting, and Layer 7 attack mitigation.
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HOW IT WORKS
Unlike a cloud-only WAF, GateKeeper can run inside the hosting provider infrastructure. That gives the operator control over traffic, policy, branding, and customer packaging while the Blackwall dashboard handles central management. Integrations cover common hosting panels and billing systems, with APIs available for proprietary platforms.
Blackwall is strongest against automated application-layer traffic: malicious bots, scrapers, credential stuffing, brute force, CMS exploit attempts, and Layer 7 denial-of-service attacks. It is not a malware scanner and it does not replace upstream protection against large network-layer volumetric attacks, so hosts may pair it with Monarx or Imunify360 for malware and a network DDoS provider for Layers 3 and 4.
Category context: Runs on the host server itself; protects every site at the network and request layer before the request reaches the application. Used by shared hosting providers.
WHAT IT DOES
- Adaptive Web Application Firewall (WAF)
- Behavioural bot, scraper, and crawler mitigation
- Layer 7 DDoS, brute-force, and credential-stuffing protection
- Distributed reverse proxy with HTTP/3, TLS 1.3, caching, and rate limiting
- Hosting-panel, billing-platform, and API integrations
BEST FOR
- Hosting providers that want to operate and brand their own managed WAF service
- Shared-hosting fleets losing capacity to bots, scrapers, and Layer 7 attacks
- Providers needing panel, billing, and API integration across many customer sites
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What is Blackwall?
Blackwall is a web-security company focused on hosting providers and service platforms. Its GateKeeper product is a self-hosted, distributed reverse proxy that combines a Web Application Firewall, behavioural bot mitigation, rate limiting, caching, and Layer 7 attack protection before requests reach hosted applications.
Is Blackwall the same company as BotGuard?
Yes. BotGuard rebranded as Blackwall in 2024. Blackwall is the company and platform brand, while GateKeeper is its hosting-provider reverse-proxy security product.
Does Blackwall protect against DDoS attacks?
Blackwall mitigates application-layer, or Layer 7, denial-of-service traffic alongside malicious bots and brute-force attacks. It is not a replacement for upstream network-layer protection against very large Layer 3 or Layer 4 volumetric attacks, so providers may use both layers.
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