{"id":15658,"date":"2022-10-17T11:03:04","date_gmt":"2022-10-17T11:03:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transparentedge.eu\/waf\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T12:51:55","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T10:51:55","slug":"waf","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.transparentedge.eu\/en\/edge-security-en\/waf\/","title":{"rendered":"WAF"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n\r\n<section id=\"apertura-cdn-61778\" class=\"apertura-cdn\" >\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"image-deco\" id=\"apr-cdn-image-deco\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transparentedge.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/inicio_WAF.svg\" alt=\"escudo WAF\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row-card\" id=\"apr-cdn-row-card\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"main-card estrecho\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pre-title\"><p>Securing sites and APIs from the edge<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>WAF: Security and Threat Visibility<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our next generation WAF scans traffic in real-time and analyzes malicious requests and security risks, protecting your sites and APIs from attacks and exploits. It provides visibility into threats so you can immediately act on them &#8211; all in a simple, user-friendly way.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our <strong>web application firewall technology<\/strong> detects and blocks malicious traffic without the need to define rules and ensures minimal latency while keeping your web applications safe.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wrapper-button\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.transparentedge.eu\/en\/contact\/\"  class=\"button white-button with-arrow\">We can help you<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wrapp-image\" id=\"apr-cdn-img-1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transparentedge.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/giorgio-trovato-hZeOr6qyiaw-unsplash-5-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row-grid\" id=\"apr-cdn-row-grid\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"left\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"figure\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transparentedge.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/giorgio-trovato-hZeOr6qyiaw-unsplash-4-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rigth\" id=\"apr-cdn-row-grid-right\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Easy to use<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wrapp-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our cutting-edge WAF fully integrates with our CDN while being compatible with other CDNs on the market. It doesn\u2019t require any on premise installation and provides instant protection.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More importantly, you will have a white-glove support team by your side 24\/7, regardless of your technical level, to make sure everything runs smoothly.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Single price<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wrapp-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With our unlimited WAF service, you can customize your every need at no additional cost &#8211; no more worrying about added rules or extra sites increasing the bill. Our billing is by request and you\u2019ll be able to include every ruleset you need for all your sites.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\n\n\r\n<section id=\"tarjetas-icono-titulo-68577\" class=\"tarjetas-icono-titulo\" >\r\n\t<div class=\"full-container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards grid-to-slider-mobile\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon normal\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transparentedge.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/aqua_icono_26_3x-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\"><p>Advanced Threat Security<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our WAF protects against application attacks such as SQL Injection, XSS, and CSRF and stops advanced attacks beyond<\/span> the <a href=\"https:\/\/owasp.org\/Top10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OWASP<\/a> top 10.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It also keeps users safe against account takeover (ATO). It\u2019s a great complement to our CDN\u2019s anti-DDoS systems, protecting against a wide range of network and application-level attacks.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon normal\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transparentedge.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/aqua_icono_21_3x-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\"><p>Customizable protection<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can configure the protection of all your sites and applications individually and under custom conditions, defending your origin servers against malicious traffic.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon normal\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transparentedge.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/aqua_icono_20_3x-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\"><p>Real-Time Analytics<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Real time visibility that allows you to immediately adapt site security and application security based on moment-to-moment circumstances.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon normal\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transparentedge.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/aqua_icono_16_3x-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\"><p>Interoperability<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We deliver logs in real time, allowing you to integrate traffic and attack data into security systems such as a SIEM or big data and business intelligence systems.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon normal\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transparentedge.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/aqua_icono_55_3x-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\"><p>Adaptability<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our WAF can be temporarily disabled if you need the answers to arrive in their original form. You can also turn on detection-only mode, which identifies requests that are considered dangerous but allows them to pass through while monitoring them. This allows you to perform preliminary tests to detect false positives and set the necessary exceptions.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon normal\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transparentedge.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/aqua_icono_66_3x-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\"><p>Granularity<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our WAF solution is fully customisable and adapts to the way you work.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can enable or disable our WAF based on any element in the request, including geolocalization, which allows you to set restriction policies depending on the country. In addition, you can turn on WAF for certain IPs only which allows for testing and troubleshooting without affecting the bulk of users.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wrapper-button\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.transparentedge.eu\/en\/contact\/\"  class=\"button with-arrow\">Talk to an expert<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t\r\n<\/section>\n\n\r\n\r\n<section id=\"funcionalidades-cdn-75444\" class=\"funcionalidades-cdn funcionalidades-cdn\">\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"image-deco funcionalidades-cdn-img-deco\" >\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wrapp-funcionalidades\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"main-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\tKey functionalities of our <strong>cutting-edge\u00a0WAF<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wrapp-tabs\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container-tabs\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tabs\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-tab active\" data-id=\"1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>GENERAL FUNCTIONALITIES<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-tab-mobile-content\" data-id=\"1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wrapp-lists-functions\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col list-functions\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>Integrated with our CDN and integrable with others<\/li>\n<li>Configurable via VCL<\/li>\n<li>Real-Time Analytics<\/li>\n<li>Log Delivery<\/li>\n<li>Sending Custom Notifications<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-tab dada\" data-id=\"2\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>SECURITY FEATURES<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-tab-mobile-content\" data-id=\"2\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wrapp-lists-functions\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col list-functions\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>Multi-level security support<\/li>\n<li>Strict Mode &amp; Detection-Only Mode<\/li>\n<li>TLS Encryption<\/li>\n<li>Bot management (captcha, cookie, Javascript)<\/li>\n<li>Rate limit<\/li>\n<li>Custom Signatures<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"target-r\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tab-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-tab-content active\" data-id=\"1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"right col-1\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.transparentedge.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/tab_operatividad.png); \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"right-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-tab\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGENERAL FUNCTIONALITIES\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wrapp-lists-functions\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col list-functions\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>Integrated with our CDN and integrable with others<\/li>\n<li>Configurable via VCL<\/li>\n<li>Real-Time Analytics<\/li>\n<li>Log Delivery<\/li>\n<li>Sending Custom Notifications<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-tab-content \" data-id=\"2\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"right col-1\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.transparentedge.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/tab_seguridad.png); \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"right-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-tab\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSECURITY FEATURES\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wrapp-lists-functions\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col list-functions\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>Multi-level security support<\/li>\n<li>Strict Mode &amp; Detection-Only Mode<\/li>\n<li>TLS Encryption<\/li>\n<li>Bot management (captcha, cookie, Javascript)<\/li>\n<li>Rate limit<\/li>\n<li>Custom Signatures<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading espacio-header has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3f2e613977fc9540891fa7a4071687aa\" style=\"color:#00a5a6;font-size:32px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;text-transform:uppercase\">Preguntas frecuentes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;autoclose&quot;: false, &quot;accordionItems&quot;: [] }\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/accordion\" role=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-accordion is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-is-layout-flow\">\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-1&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-878561261bd3d85f6dddd547a28b2fa4\" style=\"color:#00a5a6;font-style:normal;font-weight:400\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-1-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleKeyDown\" id=\"accordion-item-1\" type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">What is the difference between strict mode and detection mode in WAF?<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div inert aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-1\" data-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isOpen\" id=\"accordion-item-1-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color \" style=\"color: #002643; font-size:16px; font-weight:500; line-height:1.5; width: 85%; margin-bottom: 30px;\">In strict mode, the WAF blocks requests it identifies as malicious. In detection mode, it logs them without blocking them. Detection mode is useful for observing how the rules behave with your actual traffic before activating blocking, allowing you to identify and correct false positives without affecting legitimate users. It&#8217;s also useful for logging internal or trusted IPs that you don&#8217;t want to block, but that are still worth logging.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-2&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-befe11bdb0f438f82b68d235f42babd0\" style=\"color:#00a5a6;font-style:normal;font-weight:400\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-2-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleKeyDown\" id=\"accordion-item-2\" type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">Does the WAF also protect APIs or only websites with a graphical interface?<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div inert aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-2\" data-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isOpen\" id=\"accordion-item-2-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color \" style=\"color: #002643; font-size:16px; font-weight:500; line-height:1.5; width: 85%; margin-bottom: 30px;\">It protects both. The WAF inspects HTTP\/HTTPS traffic regardless of whether the request is directed to a web page or an API endpoint. You can apply specific rules based on the route, HTTP method, or content type of the request.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-3&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-39ef8732abf231ab09f855820c013f80\" style=\"color:#00a5a6;font-style:normal;font-weight:400\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-3-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleKeyDown\" id=\"accordion-item-3\" type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">How are WAF false positives handled?<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div inert aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-3\" data-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isOpen\" id=\"accordion-item-3-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color \" style=\"color: #002643; font-size:16px; font-weight:500; line-height:1.5; width: 85%; margin-bottom: 30px;\">You can create exceptions based on IP address, route, header, or request parameter. If a rule blocks legitimate traffic, the signature is adjusted or an exception is added at no extra cost. Transparent Edge doesn&#8217;t charge per rule: you can customize the configuration without limit on the number of active rules.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-4&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-09f03dd36d8b4eddacba0796cd87ad72\" style=\"color:#00a5a6;font-style:normal;font-weight:400\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-4-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleKeyDown\" id=\"accordion-item-4\" type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">Does the WAF add noticeable latency to requests?<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div inert aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-4\" data-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isOpen\" id=\"accordion-item-4-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color \" style=\"color: #002643; font-size:16px; font-weight:500; line-height:1.5; width: 85%; margin-bottom: 30px;\">The latency added by analyzing each request is minimal (on the order of a few milliseconds) and, in practice, imperceptible to the end user. The WAF operates at the edge, meaning that traffic is processed at the node closest to the visitor before reaching your origin server.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\r\n\r\n<section id=\"modulo-destacado-descarga-46529\" class=\"modulo-destacado-descarga modulo-destacado-descarga\"  >\r\n\t<div class=\"full-container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"inner\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wrapp-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transparentedge.eu\/wp-content\/themes\/transparent-edge-new\/assets\/img\/download-icon.png\" alt=\"download\">\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"data\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<h3>Do you want to know more about our WAF?\r\n<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\tHere is the product sheet\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wrapper-button\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/eu1.hubs.ly\/H07NgYR0\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"button white-button with-arrow\">Download brochure<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\t\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"popup\" id=\"download-popup\">\r\n\t<div class=\"inner\">\r\n\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"close-popup\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"title\">DESCARGAR DOCUMENTO<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"text\">\r\n\t\t\tLorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. 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