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Muhammad_Irfan1's avatar
Muhammad_Irfan1
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Aug 10, 2016

Which module of F5 is required for the purpose of WAF (Web application Firewall)?

Which modules are required to make F5 box a complete WAF?  
ASM Advanced WAF
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  • Nuruddin_Ahmed_'s avatar
    Nuruddin_Ahmed_
    Aug 10, 2016

    Hi,

     

    You need LTM for reverse proxying/load balancing and ASM as application firewall.

     

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Stephan_Mierau
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Aug 10, 2016

APM is the Access Policy Manager, you do not need it for the WAF function (ASM Application Security Manager)