{waf}
Configures AWS WAF to filter web traffic: creating web access control lists (web ACLs) on CloudFront, Application Load Balancers, API Gateway, and AppSync; AWS Managed Rules tuned in Count mode; rate-based rules for HTTP floods; IP set and geographic match rules; Bot Control (Common and Targeted); turning bot labels into a confidence signal; stripping spoofed inbound x-amzn-waf-* headers; recovering the real client IP behind a CDN; Fraud Control (account takeover and account creation fraud prevention); and logging and request sampling. Use when the user wants to protect a web application or API from common exploits, bots, credential stuffing, fake-account creation, or HTTP floods at the application layer (layer 7). Routes to the right per-task procedure in references. Do NOT use for L3/L4 DDoS protection (shieldadvanced skill), multi-account WAF rollout (firewallmanager skill), CloudFront configuration (cloudfront skill), or Route 53 health checks or records (route53 skill).
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| Provider | Status | Level | Summary | Scanned |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gen Agent Trust Hub | pass | SAFE | This skill provides expert guidance for configuring AWS WAF to protect web applications. It incorporates comprehensive security best practices, such as enforcing least-privilege IAM access, using ephemeral credentials, and implementing mandatory header stripping to prevent spoofing. No malicious patterns or suspicious external references were detected. | 2026-07-21 |
| Socket | pass | — | No alerts | 2026-07-21 |
| Snyk | pass | LOW | Risk: LOW · No issues | 2026-07-21 |
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Directory Scan- SKILL.md
- references/adaptive-mitigation-playbook-for-forwarded-signals.md
- references/adding-managed-rules-and-tuning-with-count-mode.md
- references/adding-rate-based-rules.md
- references/creating-a-web-acl-and-associating-it-with-a-resource.md
- references/forwarding-signals-with-dynamic-label-interpolation.md
- references/protecting-against-bots-with-bot-control.md
- references/protecting-logins-and-signups-with-fraud-control.md
- references/recovering-the-real-client-ip-behind-a-cdn.md
- references/seeing-and-managing-ai-crawler-traffic.md
- references/setting-up-logging-and-request-sampling.md
- references/stripping-inbound-waf-headers-before-trusting-them.md
- references/turning-bot-control-labels-into-a-confidence-signal.md
- references/using-ip-sets-and-geographic-match-rules.md
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| Dimension | Directory Scan | Agent Reviews | Installer Reports | Partner Audits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Safety | no flags | pass | ||
| External Dependencies | 1 match | none | none | |
| Packaging | 40/100 | none | ||
| License | not declared | none | ||
| Tool Access | unrestricted | none | ||
| Real-World Fit | none | |||
| Writing Quality | none | none |
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