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Web Application Firewall (WAF)

A security control that filters and monitors HTTP traffic to and from web applications.

WAFs block common attacks like SQL injection and XSS using rules, anomaly detection, and positive security models.

  • Managed rulesets and custom policies
  • Bot mitigation and API protection
  • CDN integration and caching awareness
  • Logging, tuning, and false positive control
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