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Website Application Firewall
Instant protection with free WAF
- Automatically block suspicious traffic
- Fully integrated - no plugins required
- 100% free for all 20i customers
How 20i protects your website from malicious attacks & data breaches
Our custom built, enterprise-level Web Application Firewall (WAF) is included at no extra cost. 20i WAF protects all your sites against a variety of threats, including cross site scripting (XSS), MySQL injections, suspicious traffic & more.
Multi-layered security
Our free firewall is powered by two layers of defense. We scan every request at the edge before it reaches your site, and any threats are blocked instantly. Next, our server-level firewall provides additional protection against brute force attacks, exploits, and more.
Pre-configured for maximum protection
Our WAF comes preconfigured with highly optimized firewall rules to detect the latest threats. Rules protect against OWASP top 10 attacks like XSS, SQLi, and more.
Optimised for speed
Our WAF runs at the very edge of our network, intercepting requests before your website code. Not running as an extension or plugin to your site means your sites load faster, and without any code changes your sites will get instant protection effortlessly.
Expert bot detection
20i WAF intercepts malicious bots ensuring only legitimate interactions get through and harmful ones are blocked, safeguarding your sites from unauthorized crawling, content theft and spam submissions.
Enjoy peace of mind with our enterprise level security
Our free WAF is your first line of defence against cybercriminals hacking your site's critical data and information.
Compliance
requirements
Having a WAF shows you take security seriously and can help meet compliance requirements like PCI. It also provides extra assurance to clients that their data is protected.
Layered
security
While powerful on its own, our WAF works alongside other security solutions - DDoS protection, Brute-force login protection, malware scanning and 2FA. The more layers, the better!
Free &
integrated
Unlike other web hosts who charge extra to secure your website, our WAF comes free with all our hosting and works straight out of the box.
Regular
updates
The 20i security team regularly update the set of rules that filter-out malicious requests. This ruleset is made from commercially available resources and custom rules.
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WAF frequently asked questions
What is a Web Application Firewall?
Web application firewall, or WAF for short, is used to protect your web applications from attacks that try to exploit vulnerabilities. The 20i WAF does this by inspecting every HTTP request for SQL injection, trojans, cross-site scripting, path traversal and many other types of attack, and rapidly responding based on the pre-defined & custom rules that the 20i security team has set.
In simple terms, the firewall is like a security guard, ensuring that the right traffic is allowed into the website and anything malicious is turned away.
How do I use the 20i WAF
You don’t have to do anything. If you host your websites with 20i then you will automatically benefit from the web application firewall, alongside all our other enterprise level security features.
Other hosts charge for WAF, why does 20i include it free?
All our hosting platforms are built with a security first approach, and we provide our customers with all the tools they need to stay safe.
I'm a Reseller, can my customers use the WAF?
Yes! All 20i resellers benefit from our full security suite, so any websites that you add to your hosting packages will also be fully protected.
My website is new, do I need a Firewall?
Bots are constantly scanning the internet looking for new domain names to find websites that haven’t set up any security features yet.