site_​shield

Version: v2023-05-30Includes use: No

Behavior name: SiteShield

This behavior implements the Site Shield feature, which helps prevent non-Akamai machines from contacting your origin. You get an email with a list of Akamai servers allowed to contact your origin, with which you establish an Access Control List on your firewall to prevent any other requests.

Default behavior

These samples reflect the behavior's default settings. You can use these as is in your configurations or make adjustments based on the behavior's available options.

data "akamai_property_rules_builder" "site_shield" {
  rules_v2025_02_18 {
    name     = "SiteShield"
    comments = "Implements the Site Shield feature."
    behavior {
      site_shield {
        ssmap = ""
      }
    }
  }
}
"behaviors": [
  {
    "name": "siteShield",
    "options": {
      "ssmap": ""
    }
  }
]

Options

Option Description
ssmap
Identifies the hostname for the Site Shield map. Form an object with a value key that references the hostname, for example: "ssmap":{"value":"ss.akamai.net"}. For more information, see Create a Site Shield map.