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web application firewall
HTTP specific network security system
EntityQ25348457
Also known as WAF
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Overview
On other databases
1 identifiers linking web application firewall across the web's reference databases
HTTP specific network security system
Also known as WAF
1 identifiers linking web application firewall across the web's reference databases
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A Web application firewall (WAF) is a specific form of application firewall that filters, monitors, and blocks HTTP traffic to and from a web service. By inspecting HTTP traffic, it can prevent attacks exploiting a Web application's known vulnerabilities, such as SQL injection, cross-site scripting (XSS), file inclusion, and improper system configuration. Financial institutions often utilize WAFs to help in the mitigation of Web application zero-day vulnerabilities, as well as hard-to-patch bugs or weaknesses through custom attack signature strings.