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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 working Mode to Bypassed, requests are directly sent to the original backend server without passing through WAF.

Switch the WAF mode to Bypassed only if 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 proxy is configured between the client and WAF.

Effective Time of WAF Bypassed Working Mode

After you switch the WAF work Mode to Bypassed, it takes effect within 3 to 5 minutes.

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 & Compliance.
  4. In the navigation pane, choose Website Settings.
  5. In the row containing the target domain name, click in the Mode column and select Bypassed.

    Figure 1 Switching WAF working mode

Parent topic: WAF Usage