Working with the updated console experience - Amazon WAF, Amazon Firewall Manager, Amazon Shield Advanced, and Amazon Shield network security director
Feature parity between the updated and standard console experienceKey differences
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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 updated console experience.

Working with the updated console experience

Amazon WAF offers two options for using the console:

The updated console aims to simplify web ACL configuration process required by standard console workflows. You can use guided workflows to simplify the web ACL creation and management process through a protection pack. A protection pack makes it easier to use and manage web ACLs in the console, but is not functionally different from a web ACL. In addition to the improved protection configuration process, the updated console offers enhanced visibility into your protections through security dashboards, making it easier to monitor your security posture within the Amazon WAF console.

The standard Amazon WAF console provides a traditional approach to configuring web application firewall protections using web ACLs. It offers granular control over individual rules and rule groups and is familiar to existing Amazon WAF users. With this console, you have detailed control over your protection configurations, allowing for precise customization of your security settings.

Tip

Choose the console experience that best fits your needs. If you're new to Amazon WAF or want to begin configuring protections based on Amazon recommendations, we recommend starting with the updated console experience. However, the standard experience is always available to open from the navigation pane in the console.

Feature parity between the updated and standard console experience

The updated console experience maintains complete feature parity with the existing console while introducing new capabilities:

  • All existing Amazon WAF functionality remains available

  • Enhanced visibility through unified dashboards

  • Simplified configuration workflows

  • New protection pack templates

Important

The updated console experience uses the same WAFv2 APIs as the existing console. This means that protection packs created in the updated console are implemented as standard WAFv2 web ACLs at the API level.

Key differences

Comparison of Console Experiences
Feature Previous Amazon WAF console experience Updated console experience
Configuration process Multi-page workflow Single-page interface
Rule configuration Individual rule creation Option for pre-configured protection packs
Monitoring Separate dashboards Unified visibility