General WAF Configuration
Sense Defence WAF is a layered WAF engine which prioritises and detects malicious attacks in different ways.
General Settings
In this section, WAF can be enabled/disabled 'globally' or enable/disable WAF engines individually. Customers can choose which WAF engine is more appropriate for their use.
There are other features which users can customise according to the requirements.
Sense Defence WAF
- Enable/Disable
- WAF Action: Set the WAF actions - Detect/Block/Challenge
Machine Learning WAF
- WAF Sensitivity - Set the AI WAF sensitivity to desired level.
- WAF Action - Set the WAF actions - Detect/Block/Challenge
OWASP Signature WAF
- OWASP Anomaly Score: Enable/Disable
- Blocking Early
- WAF Action - Set the WAF actions - Detect/Block/Challenge
- OWASP Paranoia Level
- WAF Level
- Anomaly Score Selection
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