Security
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A managed platform.
Separation of concerns: We operate the infrastructure, the servers, the open-source stack and the PHP runtime. Our clients take care of the code they write and install.
fortrabbit is a managed platform: we run the infrastructure and the stack, the developer owns the code on top. Each side owns its layer in full — nothing is secured twice, and nothing falls through the gap.
Our responsibilities
- Run the stack below the app: OS, network, databases, PHP runtime, TLS, backups.
- Isolate each app in hardened containers behind a default-deny firewall.
- Monitor continuously, with on-call DevOps for anything out of range.
- Patch the fleet, following upstream security advisories.
- Maintain internal security policies, reviewed regularly.
- Train staff against social engineering and phishing.
- Restrict production access: least-privilege, encrypted, rate-limited.
Our client's responsibilities
- Keep the framework and CMS on supported, patched versions.
- Update dependencies regularly — the most common way a site gets hacked.
- Store as little sensitive data as possible; encrypt what matters.
- Manage access to the app, environments and team with care.
- We never auto-update the application stack — by design.
For where data lives and how compliance works, see trust and GDPR.