ANS-C01 Network Security, Compliance and Governance Practice Question
A company is using AWS WAF to protect a web application. They want to block requests that originate from known malicious IP addresses. Which WAF rule type should be used?
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Why each option matters
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IP set match condition
IP set match conditions are used to match the source IP address of a request against a list of IP addresses. Regex, string match, and SQL injection are for other attack types.
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String match condition
Why it's wrong here
String match is for matching specific strings in requests.
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Regex match condition
Why it's wrong here
Regex matches patterns in request components, not IP addresses.
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SQL injection match condition
Why it's wrong here
SQL injection match condition is for detecting SQL injection attacks.
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IP set match condition
Why this is correct
IP set match condition allows blocking or allowing requests based on source IP.
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