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Version: v7

KB: 1030

How to mitigate bad reputation traffic with Haltdos WAF?​

Problem Statement​

The user requires to mitigate the bad reputation traffic by either dropping or sending challenge to the incoming requests from anonymous IP, suspicious IP or TOR network.

Solution​

Steps to Solve:-

The user can make use of Haltdos WAF bot protection features.

  1. Login into Haltdos console.

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  1. Go to Apps > WAF > Listener > Profile > Bot Protection

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  1. For incoming bad reputation traffic, traffic coming from suspicious IP addresses and TOR network, the user can select the action to be performed, like, Send Challenge and Drop.

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  1. Click on save changes to deploy the configuration on the Haltdos WAF.