WAFX | Professional Web Application Firewall powered by Coraza

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Coraza is an enterprise-grade, high-performance WAF library written in Go. WAFX leverages this engine to provide industry-standard security with almost zero latency overhead.

100% ModSecurity Compatible

Run your existing SecLang rules and OWASP CRS v4 without modification.
Go-Native Performance

Memory safe, highly concurrent, and designed for high-traffic environments.
WASM Support

Extendable security modules via WebAssembly for unprecedented flexibility.

0.5ms

Avg. Latency

CRS4

SecLang Compliance

∞

Custom Rules

Go

100% Native

Live Geolocation

Global Threat
Intelligence.

Visualize incoming attacks as they happen. The WAFX Attack Map provides high-fidelity geolocation telemetry, allowing security teams to identify threat origin patterns instantly.

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194

Attack Events

19

Countries Identified

30

Unique ASNs

39

Unique IPs

Top Attacker Origins

Netherlands 43
France 38
United States 31

Enterprise Plugin Ecosystem

Scale your security with modular plugins designed for specific industry challenges.

Advanced WAF Rules

Real-time inspection of HTTP requests against 10,000+ known attack signatures including Zero-days.

OWASP Top 10 XSS/SQLi

DLP Data Guard

Scans outbound traffic for sensitive strings like credit card numbers, PII, and custom data patterns.

Compliance PII Masking

Malware Scan

Integrates with ClamAV and proprietary engines to scan all incoming file uploads in milliseconds.

Heuristics Anti-Virus

Bot Mitigation

Advanced behavioral heuristics to identify and block scrapers, account-takers, and DDoS bots.

JS Challenge Reputation

WordPress Security

Native WordPress protection with optimized proxy-pass configurations, XML-RPC hardening, and exploit mitigations.

Proxy Optimized UI Support

Virtual Patching

Instantly mitigate vulnerabilities in legacy software without changing a single line of your code.

Hotfix IPS

Cloud Monitor

Real-time system resource tracking (CPU, RAM, Disk) for Linux/FreeBSD with dynamic ApexCharts visualization.

v1.0.1 Feature Live Telemetry

Security Auditing

Automated Security
Reporting.

Transform raw security telemetry into actionable insights. WAFX generates professional, executive-ready reports that simplify compliance auditing and threat analysis.

Instant Export

Generate PDF or CSV reports for any time range with a single click.
Scheduled Summaries

Receive daily, weekly, or monthly security digests directly in your inbox.
Compliance Ready

Detailed logs mapped to OWASP CRS and enterprise security standards.

Experience Reporting

Threat Forensics

In-Depth Attack
Analysis.

Go beyond simple blocking. WAFX provides granular visibility into Every threat, mapping blocked requests to specific CVEs, OWASP categories, and SecLang signatures.

Deep Packet Inspection

Analyze full request payloads and headers for signature matching and anomaly detection.

Signature Tracking

Instant mapping of threats to Coraza and OWASP Core Rule Set (CRS) version 4.

Forensic Logs

Maintain historical data for incident response and legal compliance requirements.

Analyze Threats

Why WAFX Matters

Comprehensive Visibility

WAFX doesn't just block; it explains why. Our deep log integration provides exact reasoning for Every block, linking back to Coraza SecLang rules and OWASP CRS documentation.

Analyze traffic patterns, identify attacker intent, and fine-tune your security posture with granular control never before seen in open-source WAF solutions.

Cloud-Native Architecture

Designed as a stateless Go binary, WAFX can be deployed as a sidecar in Kubernetes, a reverse proxy in Docker, or a standalone gateway. It integrates seamlessly with Prometheus and ELK stacks.

With auto-scaling support and zero-downtime rule reloading, WAFX is built for the scale of modern internet businesses.

Platform Comparison

Why Choose WAFX?

See how WAFX stacks up against the alternatives — built for enterprise scale, not just community tinkering.

WAFX

Coraza Engine · Go-native · NGINX Integrated

Enterprise WAF powered by the Coraza library with native NGINX integration. Ultra-low latency, DLP, real-time attack map, forensic reporting, and a rich plugin ecosystem — all in one unified platform.

BunkerWeb

ModSecurity · NGINX-based

Open-source next-gen WAF built on NGINX + ModSecurity. Offers solid base protection, a plugin system, and a web UI, but relies on legacy C-based ModSecurity engine.

Feature WAFX BunkerWeb

WAF Engine Coraza (Go-native) ModSecurity (C)

NGINX Integration

Avg. Latency Overhead ~0.5 ms ~2–5 ms

OWASP CRS v4

DLP Data Guard

Real-time Attack Map

Automated Security Reports

Malware / File Scan

Bot Mitigation

Virtual Patching

WordPress Hardening

Kubernetes Native

Forensic Log Analysis

Key Differentiator: Both WAFX and BunkerWeb leverage NGINX, but BunkerWeb relies on the legacy C-based ModSecurity engine with higher latency. WAFX pairs NGINX with the next-gen Coraza Go engine — delivering sub-millisecond inspection with memory safety — and adds an enterprise layer of DLP, Attack Map, Virtual Patching, and Automated Reporting that BunkerWeb simply doesn't offer.

WAFX

Coraza Engine · Go-native

Enterprise WAF powered by the Coraza library. Full SecLang/OWASP CRS v4 compatibility, DLP, real-time geolocation attack map, forensic reporting, virtual patching and plugin ecosystem.

SafeLine

Semantic Analysis · Self-hosted

Self-hosted open-source WAF using semantic analysis instead of signature rules. Strong zero-day detection with YAML custom rules, but limited in enterprise integrations and reporting depth.

Feature WAFX SafeLine

Detection Engine Coraza + SecLang Semantic Analysis

OWASP CRS v4 Rules Partial (YAML only)

Avg. Request Latency ~0.5 ms <1 ms

DLP Data Guard

Real-time Attack Map

Automated PDF/CSV Reports

Bot Mitigation

Virtual Patching

Malware / File Scan

WordPress Hardening

NGINX Integration

SSO / OIDC Auth Gateway

Forensic Log Analysis

Key Differentiator: SafeLine's semantic engine is innovative for zero-day detection, but it lacks the battle-tested OWASP CRS v4 SecLang rule compatibility and enterprise tooling that WAFX delivers. WAFX adds DLP, Attack Map, Malware Scan, Virtual Patching, and Automated Reporting — a complete security platform, not just a detection layer.

WAFX

Coraza Engine · Standalone WAF

Purpose-built enterprise WAF. Coraza-powered, Go-native, with full-stack security intelligence — from DLP to geolocation attack maps and forensic reporting.

Skudonet

ModSecurity v3 · Load Balancer WAF

Open-source load balancer that bundles a WAF module (ModSecurity v3). Its WAF is a secondary feature, not its core focus. Best suited for teams already using it as a load balancer.

Feature WAFX Skudonet

Primary Purpose Dedicated WAF Load Balancer + WAF

WAF Engine Coraza (Go) ModSecurity v3 (C)

NGINX Integration

OWASP CRS v4 CRS (v3 era)

DLP Data Guard

Real-time Attack Map

Automated Reports

Malware / File Scan

Bot Mitigation

Virtual Patching

WordPress Hardening

Geolocation Support

Kubernetes-native Deployment

Key Differentiator: Skudonet is fundamentally a load balancer with a WAF bolted on top — not a dedicated security platform. WAFX is purpose-built from the ground up for web application security, with the next-gen Coraza engine, full OWASP CRS v4, Kubernetes-native deployment, and a rich suite of defensive plugins including DLP, Virtual Patching, and Malware Scanning.

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