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DDoS or L7 rules?
This comparison card contrasts DDoS or L7 rules. AWS Shield is described as volumetric and protocol DDoS mitigations. AWS WAF is described as hTTP/HTTPS rule evaluation. The card pairs AWS Shield with network/edge floods, and AWS WAF with application requests.
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What this card says
DDoS or L7 rules?
AWS Shield
Volumetric and protocol DDoS mitigations.
AWS WAF
HTTP/HTTPS rule evaluation.
Key points
SYN/UDP floods.
SQLi/XSS/bots/rate.
Example
Shield protections / Web ACL rules
Use when
Network/edge floods.
Application requests.