Viewing Basic Information¶
This topic describes how to view the basic information about a protected website, switch WAF working mode, and delete a domain name of a protected website from WAF.
Prerequisites¶
A website has been connected to WAF.
Procedure¶
Log in to the management console.
Click
in the upper left corner of the management console and select a region or project.Click
in the upper left corner and choose Web Application Firewall under Security.In the navigation pane, choose Website Settings.
View the protected website lists. For details about parameters, see Table 1.
Note
To change the WAF working mode, in the Mode column, click Switch Mode and select a working mode you want.
To check the connection status of a website, in the Access Status column, click
to refresh the status.To view protection logs for the last three days, in the Protection Status over Past 3 Days column, click View.
To stop protecting a website, in the Operation column, click Delete.
Table 1 Parameter description¶ Parameter
Description
Protected Website
Domain name or IP address of a website you want to protect.
Mode
WAF mode of the protected domain name. Click Switch and select one of the following working modes:
Enabled: WAF is enabled.
Suspended: WAF is disabled. If a large number of normal requests are blocked, for example, status code 418 is frequently returned, then you can switch the mode to Suspended. In this mode, your website is not protected because WAF only forwards requests. It does not scan for attacks. This mode is risky. You are advised to use the false alarm masking rules to reduce false alarms.
For details, see Switching WAF Working Mode.
Access Status
Inaccessible: The website is not connected to WAF or cannot connect to WAF.
Accessible: The website is connected to WAF.
Protection Status over Past 3 Days
Protection status of the domain name over the past 3 days.
Policy
Policy configuration of the domain name. Click Configure Policy to configure rules. For details, see Rule Configuration.
Operation
To remove a protected website from WAF, click Delete.
In the Protected Website column, click the domain name of the website to go to the basic information page.
View the basic information about the protected website.
Update the certificate: If you select HTTPS for Client Protocol, an SSL certificate is required. To update the certificate, click
next to the certificate name in the row. Then, in the displayed dialog box, upload a new certificate or select an existing certificate. For more details, see Updating a Certificate.Update the TLS version and TLS cipher suite for accessing the origin server: If you select HTTPS for Client Protocol, you can change TLS version to a more secure one. To do so, click
next to the TLS Configuration field. Then, in the displayed dialog box, select the desired TLS version and TLS cipher suite. For more details, see Configuring the Minimum TLS Version and Cipher Suite.Modify the field of Proxy Configured: Click
. In the displayed dialog box, select Yes if your web server is using a proxy.Customize the alarm page: Click
. In the displayed dialog box, select Custom or Redirection and complete required configurations. By default, Alarm Page is Default.