Web Application and API Protection on Linux
Why WAAP and NGWAF matter for self‑hosters
When you expose a service over HTTP(S), the attack surface expands beyond the kernel. Modern web apps and APIs get hit with injection, XSS, CSRF, and the newer API‑specific threats like replay or rate‑limit abuse. A WAAP (Web Application and API Protection) or NGWAF (Next‑Generation Web Application Firewall) sits in front of your HTTP stack and can stop most of those before they even reach your code.
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