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WAF
Quick Definition
Firewall filtering HTTP traffic to protect web apps
Full Definition
Web Application Firewall filtering and monitoring HTTP traffic to protect web applications.
Examples
OWASP ModSecurity, Cloudflare WAF, AWS WAF, DDoS protection
Related Terms
firewall
application-security
owasp
More Security Terms
HSTS
Header enforcing HTTPS-only browser connections
Cybersecurity
Protecting systems, networks, and data from digital attacks
OWASP Top 10
List of most critical web application security risks
SAML
XML standard for exchanging authentication and authorization data
Intrusion Detection
Monitoring activities for malicious behavior
Hashing
Transforming data into a fixed-size one-way string