Web Application Firewall (WAF) - WAF V6.3.4.0 Supports the Capabilities to Retrieve the Actual IP Addresses of Clients from Custom Header Fields
May 08 2021
Web Application Firewall (WAF)Web Application Firewall (WAF) supports the capabilities to retrieve the actual IP addresses of clients from custom header fields. This improves the accuracy of identifying the actual IP addresses.
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Target customers: users who deploy a proxy in front of WAF and use custom header fields to store the actual IP addresses of clients. Features released: 1. If you select Yes for the Does a layer 7 proxy (DDoS Protection/CDN, etc.) exist in front of WAF parameter, you can use custom header fields, such as X-Real-IP, to retrieve the actual IP addresses of clients. 2. WAF can attempt to retrieve the actual IP address of a client from multiple custom header fields in sequence.
