Azure Application Gateway

As explained in Azure Security

Azure Application Gateway v2 is the second-generation deployment version of Azure Application Gateway that supports WAF policies.

How Azure Security covers it

How deep it goes

Descends through Azure CLI creation, policy association, managed rules, bot protection, and Prevention-mode enablement.

Examples

Uses Azure CLI commands to create an OWASP WAF policy, add bot protection, deploy WAF_v2, and enable Prevention mode.

What it assumes

Assumes Azure networking resources and permissions commonly provided by the Network Contributor role.

What you can do after

Operate/configure a WAF_v2 gateway with an associated policy, managed OWASP rules, bot protection, and blocking behavior.

How it connects

Connects layer-7 load balancing with web application firewalls, OWASP rule sets, bot protection, virtual networks, and Azure CLI.

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  Microsoft Azure in ActionAzure Application Gateway is an Azure application delivery service that provides Layer 7 load balancing and routes web traffic to backend resources based on HTTP request properties such as host or path.

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Related concepts

• Azure Web Application Firewallused by · Azure Web Application Firewall is an Azure-managed service that inspects web traffic and applies rules to protect HTTP applications from common exploits.
• WAF policyconfigured by · A WAF policy is a configuration resource that defines the rules, rule sets, and operating mode applied by a web application firewall.
• layer-7 load balancerkind of · A layer-7 load balancer distributes and routes application-layer requests using information such as protocols, paths, hostnames, and request contents.
• Azure Load Balanceralternative to · Azure Load Balancer is a managed Azure service that distributes network traffic across backend resources according to configured rules and health status.

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