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Li, Qiao e8a6dc40f2 WAF Dedicated UMN 20230329 version
Reviewed-by: Belejkanic, Lukas <lukas.belejkanic@t-systems.com>
Reviewed-by: Hasko, Vladimir <vladimir.hasko@t-systems.com>
Co-authored-by: Li, Qiao <qiaoli@huawei.com>
Co-committed-by: Li, Qiao <qiaoli@huawei.com>
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<h1 class="topictitle1">Switching WAF Working Mode</h1>
<div id="body1499851683681"><p id="waf_01_0003__p15562191355111">You can change the working mode of WAF. WAF can work in <strong id="waf_01_0003__b18978135916158">Enabled</strong> or <strong id="waf_01_0003__b5978115914158">Suspended</strong> mode.</p>
<div class="note" id="waf_01_0003__note2714175714215"><img src="public_sys-resources/note_3.0-en-us.png"><span class="notetitle"> </span><div class="notebody"><p id="waf_01_0003__p1976613493524">If you have enabled enterprise projects, ensure that you have all operation permissions for the project where your WAF instance locates. Then, you can select the enterprise project from the <strong id="waf_01_0003__b55745502520">Enterprise Project</strong> drop-down list and switch WAF working mode for a specific domain name.</p>
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<div class="section" id="waf_01_0003__section2256777914731"><h4 class="sectiontitle">Prerequisites</h4><p id="waf_01_0003__p12300441122417">The domain name of the website to be protected has been connected to WAF.</p>
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<div class="section" id="waf_01_0003__section01149592266"><h4 class="sectiontitle">Application Scenarios</h4><ul id="waf_01_0003__ul65851520112713"><li id="waf_01_0003__li558662092714"><strong id="waf_01_0003__b162021926162014">Enabled</strong>: In this mode, WAF defends your website against attacks based on configured policies.</li><li id="waf_01_0003__li2587152052711"><strong id="waf_01_0003__b862119150251">Suspended</strong>: If a large number of normal requests are blocked, for example, status code 418 is frequently returned, then you can switch the mode to <strong id="waf_01_0003__b55558455244">Suspended</strong>. In this mode, your website is not protected because WAF only forwards requests. It does not scan for or log attacks. This mode is risky. You are advised to use the false alarm masking rules to reduce false alarms.</li></ul>
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<div class="section" id="waf_01_0003__section18821175593911"><h4 class="sectiontitle">Impact on the System</h4><p id="waf_01_0003__p10739153144010">In the <strong id="waf_01_0003__b17980127134017">Suspended</strong> mode, your website is not protected because WAF only forwards requests. It does not scan for attacks. To avoid normal requests from being blocked, configure false alarm masking rules, instead of using the <strong id="waf_01_0003__b29821713408">Suspended</strong> mode.</p>
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<div class="section" id="waf_01_0003__section18585791172619"><h4 class="sectiontitle">Procedure </h4><ol id="waf_01_0003__ol562648314939"><li id="waf_01_0003__li16374183013585"><span>Log in to the management console.</span></li><li id="waf_01_0003__li1392155773219"><span>Click <span><img id="waf_01_0003__waf_01_0002_image10410329111410" src="en-us_image_0000001544520337.jpg"></span> in the upper left corner of the management console and select a region or project.</span></li><li id="waf_01_0003__li13897125313222"><span>Click <span><img id="waf_01_0003__image074281418325" src="en-us_image_0000001340304201.png"></span> in the upper left corner and choose <strong id="waf_01_0003__b12393164816237">Web Application Firewall (Dedicated)</strong> under <strong id="waf_01_0003__b18394184816235">Security</strong>.</span></li><li id="waf_01_0003__li099971734316"><span>In the navigation pane on the left, choose <strong id="waf_01_0003__b1972088635">Website Settings</strong>.</span></li><li id="waf_01_0003__li11339103117814"><span>In the <strong id="waf_01_0003__b19898718285">Mode</strong> column of the row containing the target domain name, click <span><img id="waf_01_0003__image8882855153912" src="en-us_image_0000001324043026.png"></span> and select a working mode.</span><p><div class="fignone" id="waf_01_0003__fig18882655103910"><span class="figcap"><b>Figure 1 </b>Switching WAF working mode</span><br><span><img id="waf_01_0003__image1611883314" src="en-us_image_0000001345173294.png" title="Click to enlarge" class="imgResize"></span></div>
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<div class="parentlink"><strong>Parent topic:</strong> <a href="waf_01_0067.html">Website Domain Name Management</a></div>
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