Configuring WAF Rules Using Azure Web App Firewall

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Configuring WAF Rules Using Azure Web App Firewall

A critical step in web app security is to defend against attacks that affect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of apps. In this hands-on lab, you'll configure web application firewall rules that defend against web app attacks using Azure Web Application Firewall (WAF).

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Lab Info

Level

Intermediate

Last updated

Sep 22, 2025

Duration

30m

Challenge

Configure Front Door WAF Policy

Configure a Front Door WAF policy that uses Azure Front Door CDN and name the policy waf.
Challenge

Configure Managed Rules
Configure the WAF policy to only use managed rules with the following Rule IDs:
- 99031003
- 941110
- 941120
- 941130
- 941140
- 941150
Challenge

Set Blocked Respond Body Message

Set the blocked response body message to "No SQLi or XSS allowed!"
Challenge

Configure Custom Rules

Configure a custom rule that blocks Geolocation and RemoteAddr traffic coming from the Unknown country/region.

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