WAF (Web Application Firewall)

cyber-security cloud waf firewall

It helps protect web applications by filtering and monitoring web traffic between a web application and the internet. It is a Layer 7 (Application Level) defense in terms of OSI model.

The common attacks that a WAF can protect a web application are:

1. XSS (Cross Site Scripting)
2. SQL Injecton

https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/azurerm/latest/docs/resources/web_application_firewall_policy