Security clearance remedy and vulnerability scanning
Updated August 05, 2025

Security clearance remedy and vulnerability scanning

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

Overall Satisfaction with F5 Distributed Cloud API Security

I use F5 Distributed Cloud API Security for Load balancing

Pros

  • Load balance
  • Security
  • Application

Cons

  • Layer 7
  • Application
  • Security
  • Cost savings
  • Streamline security operations
To be able to remedy vulnerabilities. Our company also uses for load balancing.
I think F5 Distributed Cloud API Security is better than most.

Do you think F5 Distributed Cloud API Security delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with F5 Distributed Cloud API Security's feature set?

Yes

Did F5 Distributed Cloud API Security live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of F5 Distributed Cloud API Security go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy F5 Distributed Cloud API Security again?

Yes

I give F5 Distributed Cloud API Security a ten out of ten for how it handles security clearance remedy and vulnerability scanning.

F5 Distributed Cloud API Security Feature Ratings

API Security
9.3
Authentication and Authorization
9
Data Protection
9
Denial of Service (DoS) Protection
10
Security Notification and Alerts
9

Using F5 Distributed Cloud API Security

currently do not use
3 - Security personnel with cybersecurity skills and CCIE certifications
  • cloud security
  • bot defense
  • data protection and traffic inspection
  • A tech enterprise used F5 to build developer-facing dashboards showing real-time API health and security metrics
  • Prevented data leakage due to misrouted or malicious requests
  • catch security threats
  • protect against zero day CVE before in the wild
  • Prevent data exposure or compliance violations from unmanaged APIs
  • Early detection of API abuse
F5 Distributed Cloud API Security provides robust API protection with solid threat detection, excellent visibility, and seamless integration into our architecture

Evaluating F5 Distributed Cloud API Security and Competitors

  • Cloud Solutions
Ease of Integration & Deployment
Detects and blocks common API threats (e.g., injection attacks, broken object-level authorization)
Where feasible, I would include a small-scale trial to see how the options perform in practice before committing fully. This real-world data can be more revealing than paper-based evaluations.

F5 Distributed Cloud API Security Implementation

  • Don't know
Change management was a big part of the implementation and was well-handled - Strict policies may initially hinder developer velocity or CI/CD pipelines. The success of adoption depends on how well teams understand the new tool.
  • Training and Documentation Are Non-Negotiable
  • Traffic patterns were hard to discover
  • Developing new work flows

F5 Distributed Cloud API Security Training

Configuring F5 Distributed Cloud API Security

Too extensive
Enable API Discovery early: Let the system monitor traffic and automatically identify APIs, even shadow or undocumented ones.


Integrate with ingress points: Attach discovery to where API traffic enters (e.g., Load Balancers, Gateways) for full visibility.
No - we have not done any customization to the interface
No - we have not done any custom code
none.

F5 Distributed Cloud API Security Support

I don't have personal experiences or the ability to contact support services, so I can't provide a firsthand rating.
ProsCons
Quick Resolution
Good followup
Knowledgeable team
Problems get solved
Kept well informed
No escalation required
Immediate help available
Support understands my problem
Support cares about my success
Quick Initial Response
None
No. Not involved with the purchase process.
Support after hours during a change window was a blessing.

Using F5 Distributed Cloud API Security

ProsCons
Easy to use
Well integrated
Quick to learn
Convenient
Feel confident using
Requires technical support
Lots to learn
  • Real-Time Threat Mitigation
  • Compliance and Reporting
  • Security Posture Visualization
  • Lacks native support for custom roles or dynamic claims-based access rules.
  • Limited tools for building exclusions or exemptions dynamically.
  • No streamlined way to clone or promote configurations.

F5 Distributed Cloud API Security Reliability

Centralized policy management: You can manage API security policies consistently across locations without duplicating effort, which supports scaling.


API discovery and monitoring at scale: It automatically discovers APIs and monitors them in real time across large and complex environments.
high reliability when it’s deployed—especially within the infrastructure covered under the SLA.
The UI is cloud-native and generally responsive.
Report generation is easy
Integrates with cloud providers

Integrating F5 Distributed Cloud API Security

n/a
n/a
Plan Your Integration Strategically and try to reduce risk with APIs.

Relationship with F5

Very professional and easy to work with.
Pricing and discounts along with SLA and support details.
none
Not at this time.

Upgrading F5 Distributed Cloud API Security

  • Better integration with CI/CD pipelines
  • Ability to enforce data protection policies on a per-API basis.
  • Real-time bot detection and mitigation capabilities.
  • API discovery
  • Audit reporting
  • Threat detection
  • Multi-tenant improvements

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