A Complete Guide to AWS WAF Requirements
When you develop a web application, you likely need to secure the content within. This may be due to the abundance of malicious content on the Internet, or perhaps an internal company policy that only requires certain IP addresses to access certain resources. In any case, WAF (Web Application Firewall) is one of the most popular ways to protect your website. In this article, we'll discuss what WAF is, the different types, and some best practices for designing a successful WAF implementation in your AWS account. What is WAF? WAF stands for Web Application Firewall. This is a service that protects your website or web application from malicious traffic. WAFs are typically implemented as a set of rules and actions that analyze incoming traffic to determine if it meets the rule's criteria. If a match is found, WAF takes action, e.g. B. by blocking or rejecting the request. You can use one WAF or implement multiple WAFs for increased security. For example, you can use a WAF with a t...