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Categories/Cybersecurity/Cloudflare WAF
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Cloudflare WAF

Cloudflare WAF

Protect web applications and APIs by inspecting incoming traffic and blocking malicious cyber threats

Pricing model

Free Tier, Paid

Rating

★ People love it

Time to value

Quick Setup (< 1 hour)

You can use Cloudflare WAF to protect web applications and APIs from security threats and malicious requests at the edge. The system monitors incoming HTTP and HTTPS traffic to stop common vulnerabilities like SQL injection, cross-site scripting, and zero-day exploits before they reach your origin servers. You can deploy managed rule sets, write custom firewall rules, and virtual-patch CVE vulnerabilities automatically without updating application code. It also scans file uploads for malware and integrates into continuous delivery pipelines using configuration APIs.

What Cloudflare WAF does

Inspect incoming HTTP and HTTPS traffic at the network edgeBlock malicious requests targeting known software vulnerabilitiesCreate custom firewall rules based on request headers and IP addressesApply virtual patches to shield applications against new CVEsScan and quarantine suspicious files uploaded through web formsDeploy managed security rules across multiple web domains via APIMonitor blocked requests and analyze attack patterns in real timeBlocks OWASP Top 10 web vulnerabilities including SQL injection and XSSVirtual patching for known CVEs before code is deployedEdge-based traffic inspection across a global distributed networkManaged rulesets automatically updated for zero-day threatsInline content scanning to quarantine malware in file uploadsCustom firewall rule creation via dashboard or APIAPI-driven configuration compatible with CI/CD deployment pipelines

Pricing breakdown

Pricing model: Free tier, Paid

PlanList price
FreeFree
Pro (annual billing)$20 / mo, billed annually
Pro$25 / mo
Business (annual billing)$200 / mo, billed annually
Business$250 / mo

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Cloudflare WAF, web application firewall, cybersecurity, OWASP Top 10, SQL injection, cross site scripting, virtual patching, zero day protection, edge security, DDoS mitigation, API security, bot management, content scanning, custom rulesets, managed rulesets, HTTP inspection