OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities are actively exploited in production
OWASP-grade
WAF at the edge
HotWall inspects every HTTP request against managed OWASP rule sets and your custom policies - blocking threats before they reach your origin
Application attacks bypass network-only defenses
SQL injection, XSS, path traversal and API abuse can hide in normal HTTPS traffic, only an edge WAF can inspect payloads
Edge WAF rules block common attack patterns before they reach the application
A single exposed endpoint can put your database or admin panel at risk
Continuous request inspection helps protect critical application paths
Origin-side WAF adds extra latency and increases server load
Edge inspection stops threats before they consume origin capacity
What you get with HotWall WAF
Managed protection out of the box, custom control when you need it
Managed OWASP rule sets
Pre-tuned rules cover SQLi, XSS, RCE, path traversal and OWASP Top 10, updated as threats emerge
Custom rules engine
Custom rules filter by IP, GeoIP, rate, header, path, method or payload, tuned to your traffic logic
Rule templates
Templates for admin paths, API rate limits and geo-restrictions, customize and deploy in minutes
Versioned rule sets
Every change is versioned with full history. Roll back to any previous configuration in one click
Instant rollout
Rule changes propagate to every edge PoP in seconds - no maintenance window, no DNS swap
AI-assisted rule generation
Describe policies plainly, generate custom rules in seconds with HotWall AI, see AI page
How the HotWall rule engine works
Every request is evaluated against managed and custom rules in order - with a clear outcome before it reaches your origin