Normalization is the preprocessing step performed by Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) to decode and transform incoming HTTP requests before applying security logic like signature inspection or rule-based checks. Attackers often…
Entity AV Type Risk Detection Type Example Param Value SQLi Specific Signature id=1' or '1'='1 matches CVE signature Header Value RFI General Meta Characters User-Agent: php://input with path traversal marker…
WAFScan tests your WAF’s ability to detect and respond to a wide range of signature-based web exploits, each classified by their specificity, purpose, and detection scope. These are divided into…
Pattern matching is a fundamental concept in computer science involving checking a sequence of tokens or data against a defined pattern, and potentially extracting data from it. It’s a more…
D1. Signatures – Exploit Detection Based on Patterns and Payloads ID Name Description / Sub-elements S1 RCE AV Remote Command Execution detection via signature matching. S2 SQLi SQL Injection detection.…
What is WAF Scoring? To truly understand your web application’s defense posture, you need to evaluate the WAF itself — not just the app. WAF scoring does exactly that. WAF…
Before diving into scan frequency or cost, it’s important to understand the strategic role of WAF scanning.Scanning is about validating the actual protection level of your WAF. Too little scanning…
