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Watch a concise overview of WAF concepts. Pay attention to the difference between network firewalls and application firewalls, and why rule‑based inspection matters for HTTP traffic. Beginners often think a WAF blocks all traffic; clarify that it filters based on patterns while letting legitimate requests pass.
In real projects a WAF is the first line of defense for public sites. Understanding its role helps you explain security decisions to non‑technical stakeholders and choose the right deployment model (inline vs. reverse‑proxy).
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