Website Security & Threat Management
A new WAF experience

A new WAF experience

3/15/2022 · Zhiyuan Zheng, Mru Kodali, Syeef Karim, Daniele Molteni

What this post added

This post details the redesign and consolidation of Cloudflare's WAF features into a unified 'Security' tab within the dashboard. It explains how user research informed the decision to group Firewall rules, Managed rules, and Rate limiting rules under a single WAF umbrella. The post outlines the new navigation structure, the types of rules available (Firewall rules, Rate limiting rules, Managed rules, and Tools), and the design principles behind the new user interface, emphasizing clarity and ease of use. It also announces upcoming enhancements like advanced rate limiting and free managed rulesets.

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