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Updated on 2024-10-31 GMT+08:00
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Will Traffic Be Permitted After WAF Is Switched to the Bypassed Mode?

For cloud WAF instances, if you switch the instance protection mode to Bypassed, requests are directly sent to the original backend server without passing through WAF.

The Bypassed mode can be enabled only when one of the following conditions is met:
  • Website services need to be restored to the status when the website is not connected to WAF.
  • You need to investigate website errors, such as 502, 504, or other incompatibility issues.
  • No proxies are configured between the client and WAF.

Effective Time of WAF Bypassed Working Mode

After you switch the protection mode to Bypassed, it takes 3 to 5 minutes for the switch to work.

Procedure for WAF Working Mechanism Switchover

  1. Log in to the management console.
  2. Click in the upper left corner of the management console and select a region or project.
  3. Click in the upper left corner and choose Web Application Firewall under Security.
  4. In the navigation pane, choose Website Settings.
  5. In the row containing the target domain name, click Bypassed in the Operation column. In the dialog box displayed, click Confirm.

    After you select Bypassed, the Status of the domain name is Bypassed.

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