Commit ccfbc5da authored by Nick Gaskill's avatar Nick Gaskill

Merge branch 'docs-waf-deprecate' into 'master'

Add removal note to WAF doc

See merge request gitlab-org/gitlab!45925
parents 8aa94a66 76f9639b
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> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/21966) in GitLab 12.7. > [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/21966) in GitLab 12.7.
WARNING:
The Web Application Firewall is in its end-of-life process. It is [deprecated](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/271276)
in GitLab 13.6, and planned for [removal](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/271349)
in GitLab 14.0.
A Web Application Firewall (WAF) examines traffic being sent or received, A Web Application Firewall (WAF) examines traffic being sent or received,
and can block malicious traffic before it reaches your application. The benefits and can block malicious traffic before it reaches your application. The benefits
of a WAF are: of a WAF are:
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# Web Application Firewall # Web Application Firewall
WARNING:
The Web Application Firewall is in its end-of-life process. It is [deprecated](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/271276)
in GitLab 13.6, and planned for [removal](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/271349)
in GitLab 14.0.
A web application firewall (or WAF) filters, monitors, and blocks HTTP traffic to A web application firewall (or WAF) filters, monitors, and blocks HTTP traffic to
and from a web application. By inspecting HTTP traffic, it can prevent attacks and from a web application. By inspecting HTTP traffic, it can prevent attacks
stemming from web application security flaws. It can be used to detect SQL injection, stemming from web application security flaws. It can be used to detect SQL injection,
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# Getting started with the Web Application Firewall # Getting started with the Web Application Firewall
WARNING:
The Web Application Firewall is in its end-of-life process. It is [deprecated](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/271276)
in GitLab 13.6, and planned for [removal](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/271349)
in GitLab 14.0.
This is a step-by-step guide to help you use the GitLab [Web Application Firewall](index.md) after This is a step-by-step guide to help you use the GitLab [Web Application Firewall](index.md) after
deploying a project hosted on GitLab.com to Google Kubernetes Engine using [Auto DevOps](../../../../../topics/autodevops/index.md). deploying a project hosted on GitLab.com to Google Kubernetes Engine using [Auto DevOps](../../../../../topics/autodevops/index.md).
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