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Backup & Database Dump Detection (.sql, .bak, .zip)

Searches for un-restricted backup files (backup.sql, dump.tar.gz, site.zip, database.bak) left in web directories.

Test Your Website for Backup & Database Dump Detection (.sql, .bak, .zip)

Run this check along with 90+ automated tests across your domain.

Why It Matters

Database dumps contain complete tables of customer PII, password hashes, and business records.

How We Check This

We probe for common backup filenames based on the domain name and verify whether files are downloadable.

How to Fix & Implement

Copy-paste configuration blocks tailored for your web server or edge proxy.

nginx snippet
location ~* .(sql|bak|backup|tar|gz|zip|swp)$ { deny all; return 404; }

Frequently Asked Questions

Where should database backups be saved?

In private cloud object storage (AWS S3 with blocked public access) with server-side encryption.