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BIG-IP Next Edge Firewall CNF for Edge workloads

In this article we explore the overview of BIG-IP Next Edge Firewall CNF in Kubernetes environment, and how we protect edge workload.

Table of Contents Introduction CNF Firewall Implementation Overview Enabling AFM within BIG-IP Controller Conclusion Related content Introduction  The CNF architecture aligns w...
Published Nov 19, 2025
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Dec 04, 2025

I like that Next for Kubernetes now has more public visibility!

 

Just a fast question can you make custom AFM IPS protocol inspection signatures maybe with k8s CRD if needed or like ip intelligence with custom feeds to pull a custom signature file from a web server?