AWS WAF
AWS WAF (Web Application Firewall) is a cloud-native security service that helps protect web applications and APIs from common web exploits that could affect application availability, compromise security, or consume excessive resources. It enables users to create custom rules to filter and…
Key facts
- First appeared
- 2015
- Category
- technology
- Problem solved
- AWS WAF was created to address the complexity, cost, and operational burden of deploying and scaling traditional hardware or virtual appliance Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) in the elastic and dynamic environment of cloud computing. It aimed to provide a fully managed, scalable WAF service deeply integrated into AWS's existing infrastructure, allowing customers to easily protect their web applications and APIs without managing underlying WAF infrastructure.
- Platforms
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud
Related technologies
Notable users
- NASA
- Capital One
- Dow Jones
- Netflix