[In preview] Public Preview: Exceptions in WAF for Azure Application Gateway and Azure Front Door
- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- Microsoft Azure, Azure Application Gateway
- Type
- Security
- Announcement date
- 2026-07-07
- Effective date
- Date not published
- Impact
- Affected
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[In preview] Public Preview: Exceptions in WAF for Azure Application Gateway and Azure Front Door
What the source says
Azure Web Application Firewall (WAF) helps protect your web applications from common threats and attacks. In some cases, WAF may block requests that are safe and expected for your application. Existing exclusions help reduce false positives by omitting sp In preview Networking Security Application Gateway Azure Front Door Web Application Firewall Features Services
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Who is affected: The audience described by the Microsoft update is represented by: [In preview] Public Preview: Exceptions in WAF for Azure Application Gateway and Azure Front Door Azure Web Application Firewall (WAF) helps protect your web applications from common threats and attacks. In some cases, WAF may block requests that are safe and expected for your application. Existing exclusions help reduce false positives by omitting sp In preview Networking Security Application Gateway Azure Front Door Web Application Firewall Features Services
Why it matters: The change matters because the official source describes: [In preview] Public Preview: Exceptions in WAF for Azure Application Gateway and Azure Front Door Azure Web Application Firewall (WAF) helps protect your web applications from common threats and attacks. In some cases, WAF may block requests that are safe and expected for your application. Existing exclusions help reduce false positives by omitting sp In preview Networking Security Application Gateway Azure Front Door Web Application Firewall Features Services
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2026-08-30T06:15:07.776356+00:00
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[In preview] Public Preview: Exceptions in WAF for Azure Application Gateway and Azure Front Door Azure Web Application Firewall (WAF) helps protect your web applications from common threats and attacks. In some cases, WAF may block requests that are safe and expected for your application. Existing exclusions help reduce false positives by omitting sp In preview Networking Security Application Gateway Azure Front Door Web Application Firewall Features Services
source - Product Microsoft Azure
[In preview] Public Preview: Exceptions in WAF for Azure Application Gateway and Azure Front Door Azure Web Application Firewall (WAF) helps protect your web applications from common threats and attacks. In some cases, WAF may block requests that are safe and expected for your application. Existing exclusions help reduce false positives by omitting sp In preview Networking Security Application Gateway Azure Front Door Web Application Firewall Features Services
source - Product Azure Application Gateway
[In preview] Public Preview: Exceptions in WAF for Azure Application Gateway and Azure Front Door Azure Web Application Firewall (WAF) helps protect your web applications from common threats and attacks. In some cases, WAF may block requests that are safe and expected for your application. Existing exclusions help reduce false positives by omitting sp In preview Networking Security Application Gateway Azure Front Door Web Application Firewall Features Services
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[In preview] Public Preview: Exceptions in WAF for Azure Application Gateway and Azure Front Door Azure Web Application Firewall (WAF) helps protect your web applications from common threats and attacks. In some cases, WAF may block requests that are safe and expected for your application. Existing exclusions help reduce false positives by omitting sp In preview Networking Security Application Gateway Azure Front Door Web Application Firewall Features Services
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