CloudFormation template deploys AWS WAF and other AWS resources to protect your web application from common attacks. At the core of the design is an AWS WAF web ACL, which …

What is a Web Application Firewall (WAF)? A WAF or web application firewall helps protect web applications by filtering and monitoring HTTP traffic between a web application and the …

Feb 28, 2025 · A Web Application Firewall (WAF) filters, monitors, and blocks malicious HTTP/S traffic to protect web apps from threats like SQL injection, XSS, and DDoS.

Mar 26, 2025 · AWS Web Application Firewall (AWS WAF) is an industry leading solution that protects web applications from the evolving threat landscape, which includes common web …

Dec 8, 2024 · The above diagram illustrates a secure web application setup using AWS WAF. Here’s a concise overview: The web application runs on an EC2 instance inside a private …

Cloud-based WAF solutions can control the perimeter sprawl with a flexible deployment model that covers applications and services deployed on-premises, on cloud-based IaaS and PaaS …

A WAF analyzes the headers, query strings, and body of HTTP requests (e.g., GET requests, POST requests, PUT requests, and DELETE requests) searching for malicious requests, …

AWS WAF helps you protect against common web exploits and bots that can affect availability, compromise security, or consume excessive resources.

By functioning at the application layer of the OSI model, a WAF provides targeted protection against application-specific attacks without affecting legitimate traffic flow. It scrutinizes the …

Description of each architecture component for the Security Automations for AWS WAF solution