Introduction
Web Application Firewall
Enterprises rely on applications and APIs for growth--and with our world-class web application firewall, expanding attack surfaces and novel attacks never get in the way.
Our powerful web application firewall is integrated with the rest our our leading cloud-delivered application security portfolio, leader in web application firewall Cloudflare.
WAF layered defenses
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- Cloudflare managed security rules offer advanced zero-day vulnerability protections.
- Core OWASP rules block familiar “Top 10” attack techniques.
- Custom rulesets deliver tailored protections to block any threat.
- Exposed credential checks monitor and block use of stolen/exposed credentials for account takeover.
- Sensitive data detection alerts on responses containing sensitive data.
- Advanced rate limiting prevents abuse, DDoS, brute force attempts along with API-centric controls.
- Flexible response options allow for blocking, logging, rate limiting or challenging.
Stop account takeover
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Prevent successful credential stuffing attacks from taking over user accounts.
Prevent data exfiltration
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Stop data leaks to keep sensitive company data safe and private.
Block credential stuffing
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See and stop abusive login attacks using stolen credentials.
Cloudflare WAF Advantages
Our global 100 Tbps network sees up to 30M requests per second.
Complete application security from the same cloud network for an effective and uniform security posture.
Faster, easier security deployments for quicker mitigations and time-to-value.
A single Rust-based engine drives portfolio protections for no gaps in security.
Zero-day protections are in place fast for immediate virtual patching. Rules are deployed globally in seconds.
Our network's unparalleled visibility into threats yields the sharpest security and most effective machine learning.
Best Protection and Security
DDoS
The best DDoS protection
All Cloudflare customers are shielded by 100 Tbps of DDoS protection.
Every server in every one of our 250 data centers runs the full stack of DDoS mitigation services to defend against the largest attacks.
Application Security
World-class application security from Cloudflare
The Cloudflare services web application firewall (WAF) is the cornerstone of our advanced application security portfolio that keeps applications and APIs secure and productive, thwarts DDoS attacks, keeps bots at bay, detects anomalies and malicious payloads, all while monitoring for browser supply chain attacks.
Bot Management
Deliver great customer experiences by protecting against bot attacks that harm web properties.
API Shield
Keep APIs safe and productive with API discovery, schema validation, mTLS, DLP, anomaly detection, and more.
Page Shield
Protect against 3rd party Magecart attacks carried out in visitors' browsers.
