AWS::Shield::Protection Action - Amazon CloudFormation
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AWS::Shield::Protection Action

Specifies the action setting that Shield Advanced should use in the Amazon WAF rules that it creates on behalf of the protected resource in response to DDoS attacks. You specify this as part of the configuration for the automatic application layer DDoS mitigation feature, when you enable or update automatic mitigation. Shield Advanced creates the Amazon WAF rules in a Shield Advanced-managed rule group, inside the web ACL that you have associated with the resource.

Syntax

To declare this entity in your Amazon CloudFormation template, use the following syntax:

JSON

{
  "Block" : Json,
  "Count" : Json
}

YAML

  Block: Json
  Count: Json

Properties

Block

Specifies that Shield Advanced should configure its Amazon WAF rules with the Amazon WAFBlock action.

You must specify exactly one action, either Block or Count.

Example JSON: { "Block": {} }

Example YAML: Block: {}

Required: No

Type: Json

Update requires: No interruption

Count

Specifies that Shield Advanced should configure its Amazon WAF rules with the Amazon WAFCount action.

You must specify exactly one action, either Block or Count.

Example JSON: { "Count": {} }

Example YAML: Count: {}

Required: No

Type: Json

Update requires: No interruption