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Stan_Marsh
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Nov 28, 2025

WAF Block Request

Hello Everyone 

I  hope Youre well!!!

Recently, I had this event logged by the WAF: a request categorized as “Attack signature detected” with a Violation Rating of 4. However, the WAF did NOT block it and is treating it as “Legal.” However, the linked policy is in blocking mode.

Does anyone know what this is due to and how to fix it?

Thank you in advance.

 

 

2 Replies

  • Looks like the signature you referenced is still in staging mode. Consider reviewing the documentation around attack signature enforcement options here:

    K34235512: Overview of Attack Signature enforcement options (15.1.0 and later)  https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K34235512

  • Hello ,

    its pointing to for eg:- staging enabled, signature set to “Learn-Alarm”, trusted IP, exception, enforcement readiness period, policy building settings, etc.