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Layer 7 or 3/4?
This comparison card contrasts Layer 7 or 3/4. AWS WAF is described as hTTP(S) rules: SQLi, bots, rate, geo. Security group is described as allow/deny IP+port at ENI/ALB/instance. The card pairs AWS WAF with application exploits & bots, and Security group with network reachability.
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What this card says
Layer 7 or 3/4?
AWS WAF
HTTP(S) rules: SQLi, bots, rate, geo.
Security group
Allow/deny IP+port at ENI/ALB/instance.
Key points
Block /login flood patterns.
Allow 443 from CloudFront / VPC only.
Example
WAF rate-based rule / SG inbound tcp/443
Use when
Application exploits & bots.
Network reachability.