Definition and scope
Protecting XRPL APIs with TLS and a Reverse Proxy addresses a distinct part of server operations and security. Terminate HTTPS, restrict administrative methods, and apply authentication or network controls.
Production XRPL infrastructure requires deliberate capacity, network, access, update, and recovery decisions. This collection turns the official server guidance into practical operating concepts without publishing secrets or pretending one configuration fits every workload. Infrastructure guidance is a baseline, not a substitute for threat modeling, release-specific documentation, monitoring, and tested recovery.
How it works
A reverse proxy can terminate TLS, authenticate clients, enforce rate and body limits, log request metadata, and route allowed methods to a private xrpld API port. xrpld remains inaccessible from the public network.
- TLS: verify this field, object, or component against the cited protocol documentation.
- reverse proxy: verify this field, object, or component against the cited protocol documentation.
- wss: verify this field, object, or component against the cited protocol documentation.
- rate limiting: verify this field, object, or component against the cited protocol documentation.
- admin methods: verify this field, object, or component against the cited protocol documentation.
Practical example and checks
Expose wss and HTTPS through a maintained proxy, restrict origins and administrative methods, rotate certificates automatically, and health-check validated-ledger freshness rather than TCP reachability alone.
For production use, preserve the exact signed or queried data, record the network and validated ledger reference, and compare the result with the current primary documentation before changing off-ledger state.
Open the related live demo or evidence lab →Limits, risks, and common confusion
TLS protects transport, not an unsafe upstream policy. Do not log secrets or signed blobs unnecessarily, and do not expose admin methods through a generic pass-through route.
Infrastructure guidance is a baseline, not a substitute for threat modeling, release-specific documentation, monitoring, and tested recovery.
Current network status
Network-independent guidance. This guide explains an operational or representational concept. Confirm live server values and service-specific behavior before relying on it in production.
Status reviewed 2026-08-23. Amendment-dependent behavior must be rechecked against the network's live feature state before operational use.