WAF
Google Cloud

GCP Armor

Implements WAF.

IaaSVirtual AppliancePhysical Appliance

Google Cloud Armor is a web application firewall and DDoS protection service that defends applications behind Google Cloud Load Balancing. It filters malicious traffic using customizable rules and preconfigured protections against the OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities. Backed by the same infrastructure that protects Google's own services, it provides edge defense against large-scale volumetric attacks.

Capabilities

  • Block OWASP Top 10 exploits (SQLi, XSS, RCE)
  • Managed and custom rule sets
  • Rate limiting, bot control, and geo-blocking
  • Inspect and log HTTP(S) requests at layer 7

Primitive

WAFThis component is an implementation of WAF. Visit the primitive to learn more about what purpose it serves.

Related services · Google Cloud

GCP Firewall
GCP Load Balancer
GCP CDN

Alternatives

AWS WAF
AZ WAF