Plan enabled on virtual networks to shield their public IP addresses, bundling rapid-response support, cost protection and reduced WAF pricing.
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Terms in this definition
- Web Application Firewall
Protection at layer 7 from OWASP Top 10 threats like XSS and SQL injection, available on Application Gateway or Front Door.
Related terms
- Azure DDoS Protection
Azure defence for public IP addresses against volumetric and protocol-level DDoS attacks. Paid tiers (DDoS Network Protection and DDoS IP Protection) build on the basic infrastructure protection that comes free.
- DDoS infrastructure protection
Baseline DDoS defence applied automatically at no charge to every Azure service with public IPs, needing nothing to be set up. For protection tailored to your own resources, the paid DDoS IP Protection and DDoS Network Protection tiers go further.
- DDoS Rapid Response
Microsoft's DDoS specialists, available to DDoS Network Protection customers while an attack is happening, who help investigate it and analyse it afterwards. DDoS IP Protection does not give access to them.