Phases

The Web Application Firewall provides the following phases where you can create rulesets and rules:

• http_request_firewall_custom
• http_ratelimit
• http_request_firewall_managed

These phases exist both at the account level and at the zone level. Considering the available phases and the two different levels, rules will be evaluated in the following order:

WAF feature	Scope	Phase	Ruleset kind	Location in the dashboard
Custom rulesets	Account	http_request_firewall_custom	custom (create) root (deploy)	Account Home > WAF > Custom rulesets
Custom rules	Zone	http_request_firewall_custom	zone	Your zone > Security > WAF > Custom rules
Rate limiting rulesets	Account	http_ratelimit	root	Account Home > WAF > Rate limiting rulesets
Rate limiting rules	Zone	http_ratelimit	zone	Your zone > Security > WAF > Rate limiting rules
WAF managed rulesets	Account	http_request_firewall_managed	root	Account Home > WAF > Managed rulesets
WAF Managed Rules	Zone	http_request_firewall_managed	zone	Your zone > Security > WAF > Managed rules

To learn more about phases, refer to Phases in the Ruleset Engine documentation.

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