BIG-IP Advanced WAF
Protect your apps, APIs, and data against the most prevalent attacks such as zero-day vulnerabilities, app-layer DoS attacks, threat campaigns, application takeover, and bots.
Secure apps and APIs with BIG-IP Advanced WAF
Identify and block attacks other WAFs miss
Protect your applications with behavioral analytics, layer 7 DoS mitigation, application-layer encryption of sensitive data, threat intelligence services, and API security.
- Application-Layer Attacks - Application-layer attacks can evade signature and reputation-based security solutions.
- Web App and API Attacks - New application attack surfaces and increased threat thresholds are popping up due to the rapid adoption of APIs (ex. GraphQL APIs, OWASP Top 10).
- Security Automation for DevOps - Bring apps to market faster with lower cost and higher security efficacy.
- Targeted Attack Campaigns - Active attack campaigns are difficult to detect from singular attacks.
- Automated Attacks and Bots - Automated attacks and bots can overwhelm application resources.
- Credential Theft - Attacks that steal application credentials or take advantage of compromised accounts.
- Secure Emerging Attack Surfaces: Protect Model Context Protocol (MCP) traffic, core to Agentic AI, against critical OWASP MCP Top 10 vulnerabilities.
Product Overview
Flexible deployment and management options to fit your needs
BIG-IP Advanced WAF identifies and blocks attacks other WAFs miss. BIG-IP Advanced WAF delivers a dedicated, dynamic dashboard ensuring compliance against threats listed in the OWASP Top 10, guided configurations for common WAF use cases, learning engine and customized policy building, and granular security policies for microservices and APIs.
Software
Deploy on any leading hypervisor in your data center or your private cloud.
Public cloud
Available from select public cloud providers, including Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
Core Capabilities
Platform Support and Integrations
Leading independent software vendors (ISVs)
Technology alliances
F5 collaborates with leading independent software vendors (ISVs) to help customers secure their digital experiences.
Public cloud providers
Public cloud providers
F5 application services integrate with major cloud providers and are available directly through marketplace offerings with variable PAYG or perpetual BYOL consumption options.
DAST and SAST providers
Import scanning results to help update signatures
SIEM, SOAR, and XDR providers
Standard telemetry streaming within automation toolchain enables exportation of signals
Awards and Recognition
Resources
Featured
Why Advanced Threats Require Advanced Application Defense
Not all WAF solutions are the same. Most are inadequate against the myriad of attacks across the evolving risk landscape. BIG-IP Advanced WAF is a new category of app protection that introduces unique capabilities to the WAF market.
Watch the on-demand webinarBlogs
DevCentral and F5 Labs
Declarative Advanced WAF policy lifecycle in a CI/CD pipeline ›
Solution overviews
Protection for Every App, Anywhere ›
Securing GraphQL APIs Solution Overview ›
Shifting Security Left for DevOps with Security as Code ›
Detecting and Mitigating Cyberattack Campaigns ›
The Need for a Centralized Approach to Application Security ›
Reports
F5 From EMA 2023 Vendor Vision Report ›
Videos
How to Deploy a Basic OWASP Top 10 2021 Declarative WAF Policy ›