---
id: "alibaba-waf"
type: "component"
kind: "waf"
provider: "alibabacloud"
category: "security"
docs: "https://www.alibabacloud.com/help/en/waf/"
url: "https://localhost:3000/catalogue/components/alibaba-waf"
---

# Web Application Firewall

Inspects HTTP and HTTPS traffic for protected objects and blocks requests that match its core protection rule group.

| | |
|---|---|
| Provider | [alibabacloud](https://localhost:3000/catalogue?provider=alibabacloud) |
| Kind | [Web application firewall](https://localhost:3000/catalogue/kinds/waf) |
| Category | Security |
| Official docs | [https://www.alibabacloud.com/help/en/waf/](https://www.alibabacloud.com/help/en/waf/) |

## Properties

| property | type | values | required | kind default | this component |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| `botProtection` | boolean | — | no | — | inherited |
| `completeSqlStatementDetection` | boolean | — | no | true | inherited |
| `customRuleCount` | integer | — | no | — | inherited |
| `intelligentOps` | boolean | — | no | false | inherited |
| `managed` | boolean | — | no | false | **true** |
| `managedRuleSet` | string | — | no | — | **"medium"** |
| `mode` | enum | `detection`, `prevention`, `off` | no | — | **"prevention"** |
| `rateLimiting` | boolean | — | no | — | inherited |
| `semanticProtectionMode` | enum | `log`, `block` | no | "log" | inherited |

Bold values are the ones this component pins.

## Rules that apply · 0

No rule selects this kind or its category.

## Other products of the same kind · 13

- [AWS WAF web ACL](https://localhost:3000/catalogue/components/aws-waf.md) `aws-waf` — aws
- [AWS WAF Classic](https://localhost:3000/catalogue/components/aws-waf-classic.md) `aws-waf-classic` — aws
- [Azure Web Application Firewall](https://localhost:3000/catalogue/components/azure-web-application-firewall.md) `azure-web-application-firewall` — azure
- [Firewall for AI](https://localhost:3000/catalogue/components/cloudflare-firewall-for-ai.md) `cloudflare-firewall-for-ai` — cloudflare
- [Cloudflare WAF](https://localhost:3000/catalogue/components/cloudflare-waf.md) `cloudflare-waf` — cloudflare
- [Coraza](https://localhost:3000/catalogue/components/coraza.md) `coraza` — default
- [Imperva Application Security](https://localhost:3000/catalogue/components/imperva.md) `imperva` — default
- [ModSecurity](https://localhost:3000/catalogue/components/modsecurity.md) `modsecurity` — default
- [NAXSI](https://localhost:3000/catalogue/components/naxsi.md) `naxsi` — default
- [Generic web application firewall](https://localhost:3000/catalogue/components/waf.md) `waf` — default
- [Google Cloud Armor](https://localhost:3000/catalogue/components/google-cloud-armor.md) `google-cloud-armor` — gcp
- [reCAPTCHA Enterprise](https://localhost:3000/catalogue/components/google-recaptcha-enterprise.md) `google-recaptcha-enterprise` — gcp
- [Web Application Firewall](https://localhost:3000/catalogue/components/oci-waf.md) `oci-waf` — oci

## Use it in a design

```yaml
nodes:
  - { id: "alibaba-waf", component: "alibaba-waf" }
```

## Source (`component` YAML, verbatim)

```yaml
# yaml-language-server: $schema=../../schema/component.schema.json
# Web Application Firewall 3.0: inspects HTTP and HTTPS traffic for protected objects such as ALB,
# CLB, ECS and Function Compute, or for domains pointed at it by CNAME. "What is Web Application
# Firewall": modules for web attack protection, HTTP flood protection, bot management, fine-grained
# access control, API security and AI application protection. "Configure core web protection rules
# and rule groups": the rule protection module is enabled by default with the Medium rule group in
# Block mode, semantic protection defaults to Log mode with complete SQL statement detection on,
# and the intelligent O&M module is off.
schemaVersion: "1"
type: "component"
id: "alibaba-waf"
kind: "waf"
provider: "alibabacloud"
docs: "https://www.alibabacloud.com/help/en/waf/"
defaults:
  mode: "prevention"
  managedRuleSet: "medium"
  managed: true
properties:
  semanticProtectionMode:
    type: "enum"
    values: ["log", "block"]
    default: "log"
  completeSqlStatementDetection:
    type: "boolean"
    default: true
  intelligentOps:
    type: "boolean"
    default: false
```

Human page: https://localhost:3000/catalogue/components/alibaba-waf