Remember WAF
Full name: Web Application Firewall
Memory aid: Web Applications get a Filter.
A WAF does not fix the underlying vulnerable code.
Study area: Defense & security operations · Batch 3
Relevant study for: CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 · ISC2 CISSP 2024 outline · ISC2 SSCP · CompTIA Network+ N10-009 · Cisco CCNA 200-301 · CompTIA CySA+ · CompTIA SecurityX · ISC2 CC · Cybersecurity Architect SC-100
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WAF — Web Application Firewall
Filters HTTP application traffic using security rules.
Why learn WAF — Web Application Firewall?
Filters HTTP application traffic using security rules.
Where it came from
A WAF does not fix the underlying vulnerable code.
- Memory aid (a learning cue, not the expansion): Web Applications get a Filter.
Build your understanding
Work through these exercises in order. Try the task before opening a reference.
- Without looking, expand WAF: Web Application Firewall.
- Recall this memory aid: Web Applications get a Filter.
- Explain the practical use: Filters HTTP application traffic using security rules.
- Explain this distinction: A WAF does not fix the underlying vulnerable code.
- Identify WAF in a device specification, architecture diagram, or system inventory.
Documentation and sources
- NIST cybersecurity glossary (csrc.nist.gov)