Alibaba Web Application Firewall

AlibabaSecurity

Managed WAF protecting web apps from OWASP Top 10 attacks, bot traffic, API abuse, and data scraping, with global and China regional deployment, custom rule engine, and unified consoles across Anti-DDoS and Security Center

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Jurisdictional exposure

Provider HQ
CNHangzhou, China

Subject to PIPL, DSL, CSL

Region locations
APACCNEUUKUSOther26 regions across 6 jurisdictions
Sovereign option
Yes — 11 sovereign-flagged regions available
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Attributes

Rulesets
OWASP Top 10 + custom

Sub-services (3)

Protection Rules

Pre-built OWASP Top 10 + custom expression-based rules

Bot Management

Traffic scoring to distinguish humans, good bots, and bad bots

API Security

Schema-based API abuse detection and parameter validation

Compliance & Certifications

This service is attested for the following frameworks. Always verify with the provider before relying on a specific compliance posture.

GDPRSOC 2ISO 27001PCI DSS

Where this runs

26 regions
15 countries
11sovereign
Sovereign regions (11)
  • China (Hangzhou) · HangzhouAlibaba Cloud China
  • China (Beijing) · BeijingAlibaba Cloud China
  • China (Shanghai) · ShanghaiAlibaba Cloud China
  • China (Shenzhen) · ShenzhenAlibaba Cloud China
  • China (Chengdu) · ChengduAlibaba Cloud China
  • China (Zhangjiakou) · ZhangjiakouAlibaba Cloud China
  • China (Hohhot) · HohhotAlibaba Cloud China
  • China (Qingdao) · QingdaoAlibaba Cloud China
  • China (Heyuan) · HeyuanAlibaba Cloud China
  • China (Ulanqab) · UlanqabAlibaba Cloud China
  • China (Wuhan) · WuhanAlibaba Cloud China
Commercial regions (15)

Europe (2)

  • Frankfurt
  • London

North America (2)

  • Silicon Valley
  • Virginia

Asia (9)

  • Hong Kong
  • Mumbai
  • Jakarta
  • Tokyo
  • Kuala Lumpur
  • Manila
  • Singapore
  • Seoul
  • Bangkok

Oceania (1)

  • Sydney

Middle East (1)

  • Dubai

Tags

wafowaspbot-protectionapi-securitysecurity

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Pricing

Pricing model:subscription