A HackGATE is a dedicated reverse proxy instance that fronts one of your web applications. Instead of sharing your real URL with security researchers, you share theDocumentation Index
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*.hackgate.net proxy URL — and HackGATE gives you full control over who accesses it, when, and what they can do.
How it works
When you create a HackGATE, it provisions a unique subdomain likeexample-yourorg.hackgate.net. Researchers send all requests through this URL; HackGATE forwards them to your origin transparently. You can stop, restart, and schedule the proxy without touching your origin.
HackGATE fields
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Origin URL | Your real application URL. Never shared with researchers. |
| HackGATEd URL | The *.hackgate.net proxy URL shared with researchers. |
| Active | Whether the proxy is currently forwarding traffic. |
| Deployment in progress | True while the proxy is being provisioned. |
| Start date | Scheduled time to automatically enable the proxy. |
| Stop date | Scheduled time to automatically disable the proxy. |
| Instructions | Testing guidance visible to researchers. |
| Credentials | Test credentials provided to researchers. |
| Rate limit | Rate limiter policy applied to the proxy. |
| Block list | Path-level block rules for out-of-scope endpoints. |
Next steps
Create a HackGATE
Provision a new proxy for your web application.
Enable and disable
Manually activate or deactivate a HackGATE at any time.
Scheduling
Automatically start and stop testing windows on a schedule.