Cloudflare·Cloudflare essentials

WAF

The web application firewall blocks known attacks and custom rules.

Beginner 10 min read Lesson 3 of 150 Challenge included
What you will be able to do
  • Enable managed rules.
  • Add rate limits.
  • Test rules in log mode.

In plain English

The web application firewall blocks known attacks and custom rules.

  • Enable managed rules.
  • Add rate limits.
  • Test rules in log mode.
waf.txtText
Rule: block requests to /wp-admin from outside allowed IPs
Rate limit: 60 requests/minute per IP
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Answer from memory: What should you do before enforcing a WAF rule?

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