Web Application Firewall
Web Application Firewall
📖 Definition
WAF is a security protection system for web applications that analyzes HTTP traffic to identify and block common web attacks such as SQL injection, XSS, and CSRF. It is an important line of defense for application security.
🔗 How Higress Uses This
Higress has built-in WAF capabilities, supports OWASP core rule sets, can effectively protect against common web attacks, and supports custom security rules.
💡 Examples
- 1 WAF detects and blocks SQL injection attacks
- 2 Protect against XSS cross-site scripting attacks
- 3 WAF rules can be customized according to business needs
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❓ FAQ
What is Web Application Firewall?
WAF is a security protection system for web applications that analyzes HTTP traffic to identify and block common web attacks such as SQL injection, XSS, and CSRF. It is an important line of defense for application security.
How does Higress support Web Application Firewall?
Higress has built-in WAF capabilities, supports OWASP core rule sets, can effectively protect against common web attacks, and supports custom security rules.
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