A new WAF experience

Cloudflare has redesigned its Web Application Firewall (WAF) based on customer feedback and research, consolidating firewall rules, managed rules, and rate limiting rules under the new WAF category. The updated structure aims to provide a one-stop solution for web application security by distinguishing malicious from clean traffic. Changes include renaming "Firewall" to "Security," moving related features under this category, and launching advanced rate limiting rules as part of Security Week. Additionally, customers will receive a free set of managed rules to protect against high profile vulnerabilities. The redesign aims to improve the visibility of active protection rules and make it easier for users to find security products in the dashboard while accommodating future additions and consolidations of WAF features.