Installing the Amazon WAF mobile SDK - Amazon WAF, Amazon Firewall Manager, and Amazon Shield Advanced
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Installing the Amazon WAF mobile SDK

This section provides instructions for installing the Amazon WAF mobile SDK.

For access to the mobile SDKs, contact support at Contact Amazon.

Implement the mobile SDK first in a test environment, then in production.

To install the Amazon WAF mobile SDK

  1. Sign in to the Amazon Web Services Management Console and open the Amazon WAF console at https://console.amazonaws.cn/wafv2/.

  2. In the navigation pane, choose Application integration.

  3. In the Intelligent threat integrations tab, do the following:

    1. In the pane Web ACLs that are enabled for application integration, locate the web ACL that you're integrating with. Copy and save the web ACL integration URL for use in your implementation. You can also obtain this URL through the API call GetWebACL.

    2. Choose the mobile device type and version, then choose Download. You can choose any version you like, but we recommend using the latest version. Amazon WAF downloads the zip file for your device to your standard download location.

  4. In your app development environment, unzip the file to a work location of your choice. In the top-level directory of the zip file, locate and open the README. Follow the instructions in the README file to install the Amazon WAF mobile SDK for use in your mobile app code.

  5. Program your app according to the guidance in the following sections.