Using AWS WAF -- a native solution
April 26, 2023

Using AWS WAF -- a native solution

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with AWS WAF

Edge Security Control from the outside. Used to allow legitimate secure connections to you web application servers. Encryption, Mutli Factor Authentication and allowable connections are key. One of the advantages is that it is a solution that is native to the AWS Cloud platform. It is a scaleable and can meet the performance requirements.

Pros

  • Perfomance
  • Scalability
  • Uptime

Cons

  • Need to provide improved dashboard metrics
  • Easy to navigate for troubleshooting purposes
  • Consolidated Reporting
  • Performance
  • Scalability
  • Protection
  • Availability
  • Performance has been relatively good
  • Need to implement more features
  • Quick and easy setup
Easy of use. Setup and configuration is fairly quick. There are the usual advantages of it being a cloud solution where you can buy into the solution, configure it and set it up and get it up and running. If you are already a subscriber to AWS, having a native service has its advantages.

Do you think AWS WAF delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with AWS WAF's feature set?

No

Did AWS WAF live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of AWS WAF go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy AWS WAF again?

Yes

Most suited if you have a very strong presence in AWS. It is natively available as an add on service. You can also track the costs overtime based on usage. There is still a lot of improvement on the features and the user interface that can be implemented over time.

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