Web Application Firewall (WAF)

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:cybersecurity_technology gptkb:network_security_device
gptkbp:alerts	security teams
gptkbp:block	user agents IP addresses geographic regions attack signatures malicious web traffic specific URLs
gptkbp:can_be_bypassed_by	advanced attackers
gptkbp:can_be_configured_with	custom rules predefined rules
gptkbp:can_log	web traffic attack attempts
gptkbp:canBeManagedBy	security administrators
gptkbp:deployment	gptkb:cloud_service gptkb:software gptkb:industrial_equipment
gptkbp:enforcedBy	security policies
gptkbp:example	gptkb:AWS_WAF gptkb:Akamai_Kona_Site_Defender gptkb:Cloudflare_WAF gptkb:Imperva_WAF F5 BIG-IP ASM
gptkbp:focusArea	HTTP traffic
gptkbp:integratesWith	gptkb:CDN SIEM systems load balancers
gptkbp:monitors	incoming web requests outgoing web responses
gptkbp:prevention	gptkb:cross-site_scripting_(XSS) gptkb:cross-site_request_forgery_(CSRF) SQL injection file inclusion attacks
gptkbp:protectedBy	web applications
gptkbp:provides	rate limiting DDoS protection bot mitigation virtual patching API protection
gptkbp:reduces	risk of data breaches downtime from attacks
gptkbp:requires	regular updates
gptkbp:satisfies	gptkb:PCI_DSS
gptkbp:supports	multi-tenancy virtual hosting TLS/SSL termination
gptkbp:used_in	enterprises web hosting providers e-commerce websites
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Azure_Application_Gateway gptkb:Web_Application_Security
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Web Application Firewall (WAF)