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This topic has appeared in the English Wikipedia rankings 1 time. It first appeared on 2026-03-09 and was most recently seen on 2026-03-09.
A web application firewall (WAF) is a specific form of application firewall that filters, monitors, and blocks HTTP traffic to and from a web service. By inspecting HTTP traffic, it can prevent attacks exploiting a web application's known vulnerabilities, such as SQL injection, cross-site scripting (XSS), file inclusion, and improper system configuration. Financial institutions often utilize WAFs to help in the mitigation of web application zero-day vulnerabilities, as well as hard-to-patch bugs or weaknesses through custom attack signature strings.
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