When you try to install the Let’s Encrypt certificate, you may receive the following message: Error occurred: Status: invalid, Detail:, Type: http-01 It is most often caused by all traffic being redirected from http toContinue reading
Category: Security
Automatic and free SSL certificates
How to acquire a free SSL certificate? A free SSL certificate (of cPanel’s brand, signed by one of the largest authorization centers in the world: Comodo) for a domain is created automatically after adding theContinue reading
Automatic WordPress login security by reCaptcha
On Smarthost servers, security measures have been enabled to prevent brute-force attacks targeting WordPress. The security protects the wp-login.php address (login screen) and the xmrpc.php file (WordPress remote management). By enabling such security, a WordPressContinue reading
How to additionally secure WordPress and Joomla sign-in?
Method I (easier) Securing the login to our Joomla or WordPress can be done using the built-in tool in cPanel. Our job is to secure the wp-admin directory for WordPress. In the case of Joomla,Continue reading
What is the difference between free SSL certificates and paid SSL certificates?
We are all fascinated recently by the magic of the green padlock in the browser bar. It is pointed out by Google, but also web browsers often warn us against unencrypted data. An SSL certificateContinue reading
How to configure cPanel filters. The proper way.
E-mail filters – basic informations. Every single day our clients are reciving lot of “SPAM” messages, our Inbox can be overloaded by them very often. Of course this kind of situations can be very annoying,Continue reading
How to check why my website runs slowly
Sometimes, a website runs slowly. Occasionally, an error 500 (Internal server error) or 508 (Resource limit is reached) occurs, and it’s unclear what causes it. There can be many reasons. In cPanel on smarthost.eu, youContinue reading
cPanel’s Let’s Encrypt Plugin
Every user who has a hosting account with us has the opportunity to use the updated version of the cPanel plugin generating Let’s Encrypt ™ certificates under the name “Let’s Encrypt ™ SSL”: The moduleContinue reading
Verification of incoming mail using DKIM key
We have implemented verification of incoming mail using DKIM key on Smarthost servers. This will allow you to check whether the message that has been delivered to the server is spam. This is a developmentContinue reading
Web Application Firewall
We have implemented WAF (Web Application Firewall) protection system on all our hosting servers. The system along with the security rules are used by our administrators. What is WAF? WAF is a system for protectingContinue reading