Hardware WAF Deployment Modes Explained
WAF protects web apps from attacks like SQL injection & XSS through security policies. Hardware WAF comes in 4 forms: reverse proxy, transparent proxy, transparent bridge & traffic mirroring.
Introduction to WAF WAF stands for Web Application Firewall, and its role is to provide security protection for web applications through a series of security policies. WAF is specifically designed for web applications and can effectively prevent common web attacks such as SQL injection and XSS attacks. WAF products typically come in three forms: software WAF, hardware WAF, and cloud WAF. Among them, hardware WAF is the most traditional and conventional product form, and this article focuses on hardware WAF. Deployment Modes The main deployment modes of hardware WAF include reverse p...