F5
F5 offers a portfolio covering applying security rules to application requests, understanding and protecting application interfaces and distinguishing and controlling abusive automated requests. The entries in this catalog include F5 BIG-IP Advanced WAF, F5 Distributed Cloud API Security, F5 Distributed Cloud Bot Defense and F5 Distributed Cloud Web Application Firewall. F5 BIG-IP Advanced WAF focuses on web application firewall and attack protection. F5 Distributed Cloud API Security focuses on api discovery and api attack protection. F5 Distributed Cloud Bot Defense focuses on automated abuse detection and bot mitigation. When reviewing F5, compare the named products individually: a platform family, a specific module and a managed service can have different scopes and purchasing requirements. Selection should account for application onboarding, rule tuning, false-positive handling and behavior under representative legitimate traffic. Portfolio detail - F5 BIG-IP Advanced WAF: the catalog lists Web request filtering, Bot traffic controls, API traffic protection. - F5 Distributed Cloud API Security: the catalog lists API inventory and discovery, Sensitive data visibility, Runtime API attack protection. - F5 Distributed Cloud Bot Defense: the catalog lists Automated traffic detection, Application integration. - F5 Distributed Cloud Web Application Firewall: the catalog lists Web request filtering, OWASP attack coverage, API traffic protection. For procurement, map each required capability to a named offering and confirm the edition, dependencies and delivery responsibility with the vendor. Product-level entries below provide the operational context and evaluation questions for that comparison.
Documented Software Products (4)
F5 BIG-IP Advanced WAF
F5 BIG-IP Advanced WAF from F5 focuses on web application firewall and attack protection. It is web application protection technology used for applying security rules to application requests. Capabilities - Web request filtering: Applies protection rules to requests reaching the web applications covered by the deployment. - Bot traffic controls: Adds controls for automated traffic that can create application abuse or availability problems. - API traffic protection: Brings API traffic into the application protection scope where included in the selected offering. - DDoS mitigation integration: Can be evaluated within the vendor's documented application availability and attack mitigation scope. - Virtual patching: Uses protective rules to reduce exposure while application remediation is being arranged. Use and operational context F5 BIG-IP Advanced WAF is relevant to application owners and security teams protecting web services when the requirement centers on applying security rules to application requests. Scope the evaluation around the functions listed above and the assets or workflows that need coverage. A useful trial should use representative business conditions so the team can assess the quality of the results and the effort needed to act on them. Deployment and evaluation Before adoption, review application onboarding, rule tuning, false-positive handling and behavior under representative legitimate traffic. Assign an owner for administration, document required permissions and identify how the product or service will fit the existing operating process. Buyer questions - What is the main purpose? F5 BIG-IP Advanced WAF focuses on applying security rules to application requests. - What should a proof of concept establish? Test the listed capabilities against representative assets and workflows, record useful results and unresolved gaps, and confirm who handles follow-up work. - What should be confirmed before purchase? Ask the vendor which edition or service scope includes the required features, which dependencies must be configured and what licensing or contract terms apply. Pricing has not been verified for this catalog.
F5 Distributed Cloud API Security
F5 Distributed Cloud API Security from F5 focuses on API discovery and API attack protection. It is API security technology used for understanding and protecting application interfaces. Capabilities - API inventory and discovery: Identifies APIs so teams can establish which interfaces are included in their security review. - Sensitive data visibility: Helps identify where protected information appears in the APIs covered by the platform. - Runtime API attack protection: Protects or inspects live API traffic according to the product's enforcement model. - API authentication risk assessment: Brings authentication and authorization behavior into the API security review. - OWASP API risk coverage: Supports evaluating the API risk classes described in the vendor's documentation. Use and operational context F5 Distributed Cloud API Security is relevant to security teams responsible for externally or internally exposed APIs when the requirement centers on understanding and protecting application interfaces. Scope the evaluation around the functions listed above and the assets or workflows that need coverage. A useful trial should use representative business conditions so the team can assess the quality of the results and the effort needed to act on them. Deployment and evaluation Deployment: Cloud service / SaaS; Self-managed / on-premises option documented by the vendor. Before adoption, review API discovery coverage, traffic collection, authentication context and the enforcement model for live applications. Assign an owner for administration, document required permissions and identify how the product or service will fit the existing operating process. Buyer questions - What is the main purpose? F5 Distributed Cloud API Security focuses on understanding and protecting application interfaces. - What should a proof of concept establish? Test the listed capabilities against representative assets and workflows, record useful results and unresolved gaps, and confirm who handles follow-up work. - What should be confirmed before purchase? Ask the vendor which edition or service scope includes the required features, which dependencies must be configured and what licensing or contract terms apply. Pricing has not been verified for this catalog.
F5 Distributed Cloud Bot Defense
F5 Distributed Cloud Bot Defense from F5 focuses on automated abuse detection and bot mitigation. It is automated traffic protection technology used for distinguishing and controlling abusive automated requests. Capabilities - Automated traffic detection: Identifies automated requests within the traffic processed by the service. - Application integration: Provides the supported mechanisms for bringing bot controls into application traffic flows. Use and operational context F5 Distributed Cloud Bot Defense is relevant to application teams dealing with bots and automated abuse when the requirement centers on distinguishing and controlling abusive automated requests. Scope the evaluation around the functions listed above and the assets or workflows that need coverage. A useful trial should use representative business conditions so the team can assess the quality of the results and the effort needed to act on them. Deployment and evaluation Before adoption, review integration paths, treatment of legitimate automation, challenge behavior and the effect on real users. Assign an owner for administration, document required permissions and identify how the product or service will fit the existing operating process. Buyer questions - What is the main purpose? F5 Distributed Cloud Bot Defense focuses on distinguishing and controlling abusive automated requests. - What should a proof of concept establish? Test the listed capabilities against representative assets and workflows, record useful results and unresolved gaps, and confirm who handles follow-up work. - What should be confirmed before purchase? Ask the vendor which edition or service scope includes the required features, which dependencies must be configured and what licensing or contract terms apply. Pricing has not been verified for this catalog.
F5 Distributed Cloud Web Application Firewall
F5 Distributed Cloud Web Application Firewall from F5 focuses on cloud-delivered web application traffic inspection and attack protection. It is web application protection technology used for applying security rules to application requests. Capabilities - Web request filtering: Applies protection rules to requests reaching the web applications covered by the deployment. - OWASP attack coverage: Targets application attack classes referenced in the product's protection documentation. - API traffic protection: Brings API traffic into the application protection scope where included in the selected offering. - Attack signatures: Matches requests against the attack signatures or rule sets supplied for the product. - Behavior-based analysis: Uses behavioral context in addition to straightforward signature matching. - DDoS mitigation integration: Can be evaluated within the vendor's documented application availability and attack mitigation scope. - Virtual patching: Uses protective rules to reduce exposure while application remediation is being arranged. Use and operational context F5 Distributed Cloud Web Application Firewall is relevant to application owners and security teams protecting web services when the requirement centers on applying security rules to application requests. Scope the evaluation around the functions listed above and the assets or workflows that need coverage. A useful trial should use representative business conditions so the team can assess the quality of the results and the effort needed to act on them. Deployment and evaluation Deployment: Cloud service / SaaS. Before adoption, review application onboarding, rule tuning, false-positive handling and behavior under representative legitimate traffic. Assign an owner for administration, document required permissions and identify how the product or service will fit the existing operating process. Buyer questions - What is the main purpose? F5 Distributed Cloud Web Application Firewall focuses on applying security rules to application requests. - What should a proof of concept establish? Test the listed capabilities against representative assets and workflows, record useful results and unresolved gaps, and confirm who handles follow-up work. - What should be confirmed before purchase? Ask the vendor which edition or service scope includes the required features, which dependencies must be configured and what licensing or contract terms apply. Pricing has not been verified for this catalog.