WAF as a Service
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CloudGuard WAF SaaS provides all of CloudGuard WAF's security capabilities, with the ease of avoiding the need for a complex deployment. In addition, it provides another layer of security with advanced DDoS protection for your protected assets.
DNS configuration of your domain is changed to route your site's traffic through WAF SaaS. WAF SaaS protects the site by inspecting the traffic, and routes it to the internal server. The SaaS service has a Reverse proxy function with CloudGuard WAF's security.
Our encryption technology ensures your data remains secure and confidential from the moment it leaves the application client until it reaches you. Initially, data is transmitted and encrypted from the application client. Upon arrival at our WAF SaaS entry point, the data is decrypted for security inspection. Once inspected, it is re-encrypted and transmitted to the application securely. We recognize the importance of protecting sensitive information online and proudly provide comprehensive end-to-end encryption across our services.
When creating an account to manage your security, a data region was selected. Data Residency refers to the physical or geographical location where your data is stored and it also determines the region of Infinity Portal where your configuration and logs can be viewed and edited.
In WAF SaaS there are also Points of Presence (PoPs). PoPs are crucial for the performance and security of your web applications. They refer to the physical locations where our WAF agents are deployed, directly influencing your applications' security efficiency and response time.
CloudGuard WAF PoPs can be deployed in any AWS location worldwide, offering unparalleled flexibility. For optimal performance, it is recommended to deploy PoPs as close to your application server as possible. This proximity reduces latency, ensuring faster and more reliable protection against threats. Please note that we are using network assertion therefore the application users will have an accelerated connection to the PoP.
With CloudGuard WAF, you have the flexibility to create or delete PoPs as your needs evolve. Assets can be seamlessly moved from one PoP to another, allowing for a dynamic and adaptable security posture.
Current available PoPs:
Ownership of the DNS configuration for the protected domain.
Accessibility - You must be able to configure your internal web server to be accessible from the IP addresses of WAF SaaS (whitelist WAF IPs). If you just added a new internal address it can be exposed publicly for the deployment stage purposes, but you must reduce its accessibility in the appropriate installation step after WAF SaaS has been configured. Following that step it should not be accessible publicly.
