AWS WAF Initial Setup
On a scale from one to ten, where one is difficult and ten is easy, I rate the solution's initial setup an eight out of ten.
View full review »The product's initial setup phase was very simple.
The solution is deployed on the hybrid cloud model.
The product is deployed in a virtual environment and not in a physical one.
The deployment is very easy. It takes around five minutes. WAF plays an important role in the network. We need to implement WAF in the first level of security. We can implement it with the help of a console. We need one person to deploy the tool.
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AWS WAF
April 2024
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Ullas U K
Manager - Cyber Security and SOC at Continental Tire
The initial setup is straightforward. It takes merely half an hour or less to deploy the solution. The solution is deployed on the cloud.
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Rajneesh Gupta
Chief Technology Officer at GyFTR - Vouchagram India Pvt Ltd
The setup is easy so I rate it a nine out of ten.
View full review »In terms of the initial setup, from what I heard, it initially being a new technology, you want to deploy it in a correct manner. Therefore, it will need more diligence in the first deployment as security is not something you can learn and adjust. You need to make it right from day one in order to avoid breaches. However, after that, with infrastructure as a code and the automatic deployment, it's easier. You just create your setup, and you use the rules and go. You have network access to a security group, which provides you with very general filtering for problematic traffic.
From my experience, the cloud provides everything we need; however, we still lack the knowledge and framework in terms of who is doing what, et cetera.
It's quite different between on-premise and cloud. In the cloud, DevOps is doing a lot of things. On-premise, you have someone from infrastructure, someone installing the OS, and someone doing the vulnerability and patch management.
Depending on how you deploy, the activities need to be revised. You need to have this framework to work in the cloud, and it's more of a challenge in company philosophy rather than technical capabilities. Companies can find it challenging to migrate to new tools. Sometimes existing teams need to be re-educated.
We have multiple applications, so usually, it takes a while to refine the framework with the responsibility inside the company. It's to be optimized. However, in terms of actual deployment, security-wise, it takes some time to do the security checks, including the scanning and vulnerability asset inventory. It might take two or three months per application.
View full review »The installation was not difficult. We have a separate team to deploy the solution in our organization. We do not face any issues with maintenance.
View full review »The initial setup for AWS WAF was simple. It was a basic setup process, though I have no idea about deployment time.
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Ibru PP
Group IT Manager at Civcns
The initial setup is easy. The deployment took an hour. The setup and maintenance is easy. We do not face any issues with configuration.
View full review »The setup is very easy. We have proper documentation, so we have no issues. We have deployed the tool for additional security. It is a cloud solution. We need two members from the cloud infrastructure team and eight from the application support team for the deployment and maintenance of the tool.
View full review »The initial setup was very simple. It's just a click of a button.
The initial setup is easy. You don't need to do too many things.
View full review »The solution’s initial setup is simple.
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Kolawole-Olowoporoku
DevOps Engineer at SEKAI
The initial setup is fairly easy. AWS does everything for us—just some clicks.
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KarthikU
Linux admin at Ameex Technologies
The product's setup phase was pretty easy.
Sharing the code files and database configurations are the two steps we follow for deploying the product.
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DigitalProd67
Head of Digital Product Office at a energy/utilities company with 10,001+ employees
The initial setup was straightforward. Deployment took about three months. For the setup of the platform, we had six people. For the maintenance of the platform, we now have three people maintaining it.
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Vinamra Singhai
Principal Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
This product is not straightforward to set up and deploy. In the area of database security, it is especially complex. This is especially true when you want to do security for the cloud. There may be applications that will allow software on the cloud to access your in-house servers. If your in-house servers are available and there is a database, you want to secure it. You can do that more easily in-house than you can on the cloud but you have to be sure it is configured and secured properly.
The solution's initial setup process is very complex. We need to write code for image optimization. Overall, its implementation is time-consuming.
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Prajith Chowthee
Independent Consultant at Unaikui
The initial setup is straightforward.
View full review »It's neither complex nor simple. It's somewhere in the middle. I'd rate it a six out of ten in terms of the ease of the setup.
It's a cloud solution, and we have a multi-cloud scenario. We are pretty much using all four clouds: Amazon, Azure, AWS, and Oracle. It's a mix-and-match or hybrid.
In terms of maintenance, there would be a team of engineers to maintain it.
Our initial setup was straightforward, and deployment by automation only took a few minutes.
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reviewer2032722
Security implmentation engineer at a security firm with 51-200 employees
The initial setup is too simple on the AWS. It is not complex at all. If we take certain courses and view a lot of videos on how to implement the solution, it is very easy. Support helps us with the deployment.
View full review »The solution's initial setup process is easy.
View full review »The initial setup for AWS WAF was straightforward. It could take between two days to two weeks.
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Thoko Mathenjwa
AWS Security Specialist at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees
AWS WAF's deployment is easy.
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reviewer2231622
Infrastructure Engineer
The initial setup was simple and I did it myself. I would rate it an eight out of ten in terms of easiness. The deployment was in-house and it took five to ten minutes. It is mostly automated so it did not require much manual assistance. If errors or failures occur, reports are generated and shared with the relevant team for resolution. The deployment process involved specifying endpoint URLs in the web test code to enable automatic integration and we had to wait a little due to cooling time on the web test board.
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Hypatia M
CVO at Megaaisec
The initial setup was easy.
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reviewer1143783
Advisory and IT Transformation Consultant at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
The initial setup is AWS WAF complex. The steps to complete the implementation could be easier, such as making the web traffic go through the WAF and then through the web service. The information for connectivity could be documented or done easier. The whole process can take approximately 20 minutes.
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reviewer1498707
Solution Architect at a non-profit with 10,001+ employees
While it can vary according to the service involved, installation, configuration and navigation are, broadly speaking, complex.
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Rodrigo Garcia
Physical Designer at Semtech Corporation
It was okay. We went for the cloud formation, and our deployments happen probably every week.
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MohammedAbourafia
Manager, IT Infrastructure & Information Security at flyadeal
Deployment is easy, it's not complex.The complexity is when you need it for integration with other third-party products. We also use CDN, part of the web solution from Amazon.
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reviewer1399293
Superintendent of Cloud Platforms at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
The tool's setup is complex but it is easy after installation.
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reviewer1940067
Regional Security Team Lead at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees
It depends on your AWS configuration, but what we've experienced is that the rule policy configuration is really straightforward. It took a couple of weeks.
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reviewer1515378
AWS Security Specialist at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
The initial setup is very easy. Everything is on the cloud. The deployment takes one full day.
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NetworkAf67c
Network Analyst
The initial setup was rather complex.
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reviewer1530864
Engineer at a renewables & environment company with 501-1,000 employees
The setup is easy and nothing serious. You don't have to do a lot to get set up with it. Compared to other WAFs out there, I think AWS WAF is very simple, especially since most of it is managed by AWS.
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Carlo Lainer
Senior Information Security Specialist at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
The setup was a bit complex because our environment is a bit different. It was tough but it was good in the end.
View full review »The initial setup is not difficult. It's very straightforward.
Deployment is pretty quick and might take up to one and a half hours at most.
You don't need too many people for maintenance. If they are knowledgable enough, a single person can handle it with no problems. They're even able to do some scripting language to handle the deployment and can set up some automation protocols as well.
When it comes to maintenance, the real challenge comes into play for mitigation. You might need maybe we need four to five people, at a large organization.
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Engineera5be
Engineer at a tech vendor with 501-1,000 employees
It was relatively simple, for the integration.
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reviewer1143783
Advisory and IT Transformation Consultant at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
The initial setup was very straightforward. Deployment took about ten minutes or less. You only need one person to handle deployment and maintenance.
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reviewer1410801
President at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
The initial setup is really sorta complex. That is something which could probably be made easier.
View full review »I don't remember there being any problems with the setup.
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reviewer1230804
Principal Cloud Architect at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
The initial setup took approximately 15 mins, it is easy.
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reviewer1234011
Cloud architect at a tech vendor with 1-10 employees
This is not a product that you need to install. You just use it.
The only people that need to work with it are those who configure it.
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Founder4214
Founder at a consultancy with 1-10 employees
It was super easy to set up. We did it with one click.
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reviewer939417
IT Auditor & Compliance Officer at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees
The setup of AWS WAF is very easy.
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AWS WAF
April 2024
Learn what your peers think about AWS WAF. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: April 2024.
767,847 professionals have used our research since 2012.