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NimbostratusHow "transparent" is transparent mode in ASM?
When setting up Application Security Manager, it's standard to set a security policy to "transparent" for a virtual server, watch what violations it catches, revise as needed and then change from tra...
Transparent just mean non-blocking. ASM will do everything to learn and track the traffic without blocking it.
You are right. It is not truly transparent and thus confusing. The "transparent mode" is only transparent in regards to performing blocking (i.e blocking pages) - however, in transparent mode other things are altered - javascripts can be injected, TS cookie added etc. You can open a support case to get this renamed. Product development will consider it as an enhancement request.