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A web application firewall (WAF) is a software appliance that helps protect web applications from unauthorized access, including unauthorized access by users, by malware, and by hackers. A WAF can also help protect the web application from data leakage, and from cross-site scripting (XSS) and other attacks.

A WAF can be deployed at the web server, the web application, or both. In a web server deployment, a WAF can be deployed as a layer 7 firewall, in front of the web server operating system.

In a web application deployment, a WAF can be deployed as a layer 7 firewall, in front of the web application. A WAF can also be deployed as a layer 4 firewall, in front of the web application server.

A WAF can be deployed in a variety of ways, including as a dedicated appliance, as a software component of an intrusion detection and prevention system, or as a part of a larger intrusion prevention system.

A WAF can help protect web applications by detecting and blocking unauthorized access attempts, including unauthorized access by users, by malware, and by hackers.

A WAF can be configured to block specific attack types, such as unauthorized access attempts by users, by malware, and by hackers. A WAF can also be configured to block specific IP addresses, URL patterns, and other attack types.

A WAF can be configured to detect and block unauthorized access attempts by users, by malware, and by hackers. A WAF can also be configured to detect and block unauthorized access attempts by users, by malware, and by hackers from specific IP addresses, URL patterns, and other attack types.

A WAF can be configured to block unauthorized access attempts by users, by malware, and by hackers from specific hosts, IP addresses, URL patterns, and other attack types.

A WAF can be configured to block unauthorized access attempts by users, by malware, and by hackers from specific ports, URL patterns, and other attack types.

A WAF can be configured to block unauthorized access attempts by users, by malware, and by hackers from specific protocols, URL patterns, and other attack types.

A WAF can be configured to block unauthorized access attempts by users, by malware, and by hackers from specific user IDs, URL patterns, and other attack types.

A WAF can be configured to block unauthorized access attempts by users, by malware, and by hackers from specific application IDs, URL patterns, and other attack types.

A WAF can be configured to block unauthorized access attempts by users, by malware, and by hackers from specific application versions, URL patterns, and other attack types.

A WAF can be configured to block unauthorized access attempts by users, by malware, and by hackers from specific application hosts, IP addresses, URL patterns, and other attack types.

A WAF can be configured to block unauthorized access attempts by users, by malware, and by hackers from specific application ports, URL patterns, and other attack types.

A WAF can be configured to block unauthorized access attempts by users, by malware, and by hackers from specific application protocols, URL patterns, and other attack types.

A WAF can be configured to log unauthorized access attempts, and to report the attack types, user IDs, application IDs, and application versions that were attempted.

A WAF can be configured to send alerts to the administrator, to the web application owner, or to other designated users.

A WAF can be configured to send alerts to the administrator, to the web application owner, or to other designated users when unauthorized access attempts are detected.

A WAF can be configured to send alerts to the administrator, to the web application owner, or to other designated users when unauthorized access attempts are attempted from specific IP addresses, URL patterns, and other attack types.

A WAF can be configured to send alerts to the administrator, to the web application owner, or to other designated users when unauthorized access attempts are attempted from specific hosts, IP addresses, URL patterns, and other attack types.

A WAF can be configured to send alerts to the administrator, to the web application owner,.