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小白's avatar
小白
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Feb 23, 2022

Execution order of policy

Hi，I know that for a program, there must be a sequence of execution, so what is the sequence of ASM policy？I want to know the order of various protection strategies in a policy. For example, comp...
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AlexBCT
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Mar 06, 2022

Hi, Is there a particular function you would like to know this for? It may help get you to the answer. 

Do keep in mind though that the WAF system works on an "all-match" strategy (all components that are active and get matched will be reported), rather than a "first-match" strategy (like a firewall policy). 

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    小白
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    Mar 07, 2022

    Obviously, when the blacklist and injection exist at the same time, the blacklist must take effect first, isn't it? Then I believe there is a sequence for the same strategy