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Carrie
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My View on SafeLine Web Application Firewall

#firewall #safeline #homelab #antibot

SafeLine WAF is a self-hosted, feature-rich web application firewall designed for all sizes of businesses as well as advanced users who want full control over their website security.

It combines powerful bot defense, rate limiting, identity authentication, customizable security rules and intelligent web threat detection while remaining highly affordable. Its setup and configuration are straightforward, making it accessible even for teams without extensive security experience.

SafeLine also supports multi-server deployments, enabling flexible scalability and ensuring high availability.

Features

  • Advanced Bot Defense — Blocks malicious bots and automated attacks effectively.
  • Rate Limiting & L7 DDoS Mitigation — Protects applications from sudden traffic spikes and sophisticated layer 7 DDoS attacks.
  • Identity Authentication — Optional user verification layer for sensitive endpoints.
  • Customizable Security Rules — Fully flexible ruleset to meet unique application needs.
  • Fast Deployment & Easy Configuration — Self-hosted solution that can be up and running in minutes.
  • Intelligent Web Threat Detection — Leverages a proprietary Semantic Analysis Engine that goes beyond signature-based detection.
  • Multi-Node Deployment — Supports load balancing, and automatic failover across multiple servers to ensure high availability.

What is Good?

  • Feature-Rich Yet Affordable
  • Easy Setup & Configuration
  • Full control over security rules
  • Complete ownership of data and deployment environment.
  • High Availability
  • Instant and Free Support
  • Neat GUI

What Could Be Better?

  • Free version supports up to 10 web applications; but Pro version has no limit.
  • Each deployment or server requires different paid licenses.
  • Technical support may respond slower outside working hours.
  • The documentation is not detailed enough.

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