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Traditional firewalls can only filter traffic at Layer 4 by IP and port, whereas WAF operates at Layer 7 (the application layer) and can identify and block common web attacks such as SQL injection and XSS.
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Medium-term (~90 days)
Relevance
7/2/2026
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Valid until: 9/30/2026(expired)
Sources
Complete Guide to Alibaba Cloud Website Architecture: The Full Request Path from DNS to Auto Scaling
bilibili老男孩IT6/10/2026
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