AWS WAF is a web application firewall that monitors web requests that are forwarded to Amazon CloudFront distributions or an Application Load Balancer.
Also, AWS WAF is used to block or allow requests based on conditions such as the IP addresses that requests originate from or values in the requests.
External reference
Setup
To set up the AWS integration and discover the AWS service, go to AWS Integration Discovery Profile and select WAF.
Event support
CloudTrail event support
- Supported
- Configurable in OpsRamp AWS Integration Discovery Profile.
CloudWatch alarm support
- Supported
- Configurable in OpsRamp AWS Integration Discovery Profile.
Supported metrics
| OpsRamp Metric | Metric Display Name | Unit | Aggregation Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| aws_waf_AllowedRequests Number of allowed web requests. | AllowedRequests.waf | Count | Sum |
| aws_waf_BlockedRequests Number of blocked web requests. | BlockedRequests.waf | Count | Sum |
| aws_waf_CountedRequests Number of counted web requests. | CountedRequests.waf | Count | Sum |