**Introducing a new console experience for Amazon WAF**

You can now use the updated experience to access Amazon WAF functionality anywhere in the console. For more details, see [Working with the console](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/waf/latest/developerguide/working-with-console.html). 

# Intelligent threat mitigation in Amazon WAF
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This section covers the managed intelligent threat mitigation features provided by Amazon WAF. These are advanced, specialized protections that you can implement to protect against threats such as malicious bots and account takeover attempts. 

**Note**  
The features described here incur additional costs, beyond the basic fees for using Amazon WAF. For more information, see [Amazon WAF Pricing](https://www.amazonaws.cn/waf/pricing/).

The guidance provided in this section is intended for users who know generally how to create and manage Amazon WAF web ACLs, rules, and rule groups. Those topics are covered in prior sections of this guide. 

**Topics**
+ [Options for intelligent threat mitigation in Amazon WAF](waf-managed-protections-comparison-table.md)
+ [Best practices for intelligent threat mitigation in Amazon WAF](waf-managed-protections-best-practices.md)
+ [Token use in Amazon WAF intelligent threat mitigation](waf-tokens.md)
+ [Amazon WAF Fraud Control account creation fraud prevention (ACFP)](waf-acfp.md)
+ [Amazon WAF Fraud Control account takeover prevention (ATP)](waf-atp.md)
+ [Amazon WAF Bot Control](waf-bot-control.md)
+ [Amazon WAF Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) prevention](waf-anti-ddos.md)
+ [Client application integrations in Amazon WAF](waf-application-integration.md)
+ [CAPTCHA and Challenge in Amazon WAF](waf-captcha-and-challenge.md)