Web Application Firewall (WAF) ()
Definition: The Web Application Firewall ABB is a Technology Node that inspects and filters HTTP/HTTPS traffic to and from a web application, blocking common web-layer attacks Last modification: 2026-07-06 Identifier: http://data.europa.eu/dr8/WebApplicationFirewall LOST view: Technical view - infrastructure EIRA concept: eira:ArchitectureBuildingBlock ABB name: eira:WebApplicationFirewall Synonym: WAF Example: A WAF positioned in front of a public health-portal web application Interoperability Saliency: Salient for technical interoperability because it provides a standard, policy-driven protection layer applicable uniformly across web-facing application services. Interoperability Dimension: Structural IoP Additional identifier: http://data.europa.eu/dr8/WebApplicationFirewall EIF Layer: TechnicalInfrastructure
eira:PURIhttp://data.europa.eu/dr8/WebApplicationFirewall
dct:typeeira:WebApplicationFirewall
dct:modified2026-07-06
eira:synonymWAF
skos:definitionThe Web Application Firewall ABB is a Technology Node that inspects and filters HTTP/HTTPS traffic to and from a web application, blocking common web-layer attacks
eira:definitionSource
skos:exampleA WAF positioned in front of a public health-portal web application
eira:iopSaliencySalient for technical interoperability because it provides a standard, policy-driven protection layer applicable uniformly across web-facing application services.
eira:concepteira:ArchitectureBuildingBlock
eira:iopDimensionStructural IoP
eira:viewTechnical view - infrastructure
dct:identifierhttp://data.europa.eu/dr8/WebApplicationFirewall
eira:eifLayerTechnicalInfrastructure