Detecting web application firewalls

A web application firewall filters, monitors, and blocks HTTP traffic to and from a web application. A WAF is differentiated from a regular firewall in that a WAF is able to filter the content of specific web applications while regular firewalls serve as a safety gate between servers .

A web application firewall filters, monitors, and blocks HTTP traffic to and from a web application. A WAF is differentiated from a regular firewall in that a WAF is able to filter the content of specific web applications while regular firewalls serve as a safety gate between servers .

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Types of web application firewalls

• CloudFront

• Cloudflare

• Incapsula

• MaxCDN

• Edgecast

• Distil Networks

• Sucuri

• Reblaze