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diff --git a/docs/xml/glossary.xml b/docs/xml/glossary.xml index 376b48cff..5b6d1a6e7 100644 --- a/docs/xml/glossary.xml +++ b/docs/xml/glossary.xml @@ -215,9 +215,7 @@ <glossdef> <para>A DOS, or Denial of Service attack, is when a user attempts to deny access to a web server by repeatedly accessing a page or sending - malformed requests to a webserver. This can be effectively prevented - by using <filename>mod_throttle</filename> as described in - <xref linkend="security-webserver-mod-throttle"/>. A D-DOS, or + malformed requests to a webserver. A D-DOS, or Distributed Denial of Service attack, is when these requests come from multiple sources at the same time. Unfortunately, these are much more difficult to defend against. |