Web Application and API Protection
Modern application security, beyond the WAF.
Web applications no longer face only known signature-based threats. Bots, API abuse, credential stuffing, application-layer DDoS, and data exfiltration have become risks that must be managed together. TR7 WAAP consolidates these defense layers on a single platform — sharper visibility, faster response, more controlled operations for security teams.
Knows the signatures. Reads the behavior. Enforces the policy.
TR7 WAAP evaluates every request across signature, behavior, context, session, and API structure together. Decisions rest on the correlation of multiple security signals rather than a single match — attacks are caught more precisely, and the legitimate user experience is preserved.
What Is WAAP? What Does It Add Beyond WAF?
A classical WAF inspects HTTP requests against known attack signatures: SQL injection, XSS, command injection, and the rest of the OWASP Top 10. That remains essential. TR7 WAAP meets all of these expectations on day one — OWASP-aligned rules, custom signatures, virtual patching, structural validation, argument inspection, and host-based policy management.
WAAP is what a WAF turns into when adapted to the modern application world. Attacks no longer progress through signature matches alone: bots mimic human behavior, APIs have become the primary attack surface, credential stuffing targets accounts, and DDoS reaches the application layer. TR7 WAAP brings WAF, Bot, API, Account Takeover, and DDoS protection together on one platform.
TR7 WAAP adds two more differentiators on top of this foundation: sensitive data masking on the response side, and a CAPTCHA that runs on your own appliance. So not just incoming attacks, but data that could leave the application and any third-party verification dependencies are also brought under control.
Isolate the Browser Surface, Reduce the Risk
Modern web applications send cookies, JavaScript, HTML, form fields, and API calls to the browser. Every piece of that surface is a potential target for an attacker. TR7 ZeroLeak runs the application inside an isolated virtual browser environment rather than on the user's device, and streams only interactive pixels to the end user. No code to execute, no cookies to steal, no DOM to scrape on the user's device.
Adaptive L7 DDoS protection ships with WAAP
TR7 WAAP does not position application-layer DDoS defense as a separate product. Adaptive L7 DDoS protection comes with every WAAP license at sensible default limits — and operates against your application's own normal behavior rather than static thresholds. When traffic grows, a matched add-on scales on the same data path; the architecture stays intact, the operation isn't split.
Adaptive L7 DDoS Protection
Legitimate user flow is profiled per vService. HTTP floods, slow-loris, brute-force login attempts, bot traffic, and content-aware request anomalies are detected the moment they deviate from the application's actual normal. The goal isn't simply to drop traffic; it is to reduce attack impact without breaking the legitimate user experience.
More vServices to protect?L7 DDoS Add-onThe Five Pillars of a Modern WAAP
WAAP, bot management, API security, account takeover protection, and L7 DDoS defense are usually positioned as separate products. TR7 WAAP delivers all five through one policy layer, one UI, and one operating model.
WAAP
OWASP Top 10, custom signatures, structural validation, argument inspection, virtual patching, and branded block pages.
Bot
Multi-factor bot scoring — fingerprint, behavior, request pattern, and headless-browser signals.
API
API discovery, OpenAPI/Swagger schema enforcement, GraphQL inspection, and policy on parsed body fields.
ATO
Detect credential stuffing, brute force, login anomalies, and session risk at the access point.
DDoS
Adaptive, operator-controlled defense against application-layer DDoS, slow attacks, and anomalous traffic surges.
Your WAF buyer checklist · met on day one
OWASP Top 10, custom signatures, structural validation, virtual patching, host groups, block pages. Everything a 2020-era WAF buyer asks for, plus modern programmability.
The WAF buyer arrives with a known shopping list. TR7 WAAP confirms every item before introducing what comes after.
OWASP-aligned protection
OWASP Top 10 coverage with structural attack detection, argument validation, and parameter inspection. Out-of-the-box rules curated for production traffic; tunable per vService.
WAF deep diveCustom WAF rules · without the DSL
Build custom signatures and policies in a visual rule editor. Combine conditions across headers, body fields, geo, ASN, time windows, and methods — no proprietary DSL to learn, no rule code to debug.
See the rule editorSignature scoring · tunable, not binary
Each signature carries a configurable score. Aggregate scores, threshold per service, and act — block, log, challenge, redirect. Avoids the all-or-nothing trap of binary WAF rules.
Scoring detailsVirtual patching · before the code fix
Drop a targeted WAF rule in front of a known-vulnerable endpoint to neutralize the CVE while the dev team prepares the upstream patch. Live-apply, no restart, no maintenance window.
Virtual patchingThe Modern WAAP Layer for Threats WAF Doesn't See
Classical WAF signatures are foundational; but modern application attacks rarely start with a signature match. Bot behavior, API schema deviation, GraphQL abuse, credential stuffing, rate violations, and client-side script risk shouldn't be evaluated in isolation — they belong in the same context. TR7 WAAP covers these modern attack surfaces natively.
Bot management
Scores bot risk from fingerprint, behavior, and request patterns; blocks, rate-limits, or asks for CAPTCHA verification as needed.
API security
Protects API endpoints and body fields; makes schema validation, rate limiting, and policy enforcement a natural part of API traffic.
API discovery and schema
Auto-discovers endpoints from live traffic, compares against OpenAPI/Swagger schemas, and surfaces unexpected changes.
GraphQL deep inspection
Applies depth, complexity, and field-level controls to GraphQL queries; throttles expensive or abused queries before they reach the application.
Account takeover protection
Detects credential stuffing, brute force, and anomalous login attempts through behavioral patterns; reduces account risk at the access point.
Client-side script protection
Monitors script behavior, CSP enforcement, and third-party changes against Magecart and JS skimming risk.
Rate limiting
Defines fine-grained rate limits by IP, header, user, endpoint, or parsed body field; stops brute-force and scraping behavior without putting load on the application.
Geo / ASN access control
Allow/deny policies by country, ASN, or IP range; centrally manages sanctions, regulatory, and threat-geography scenarios.
Non-HTTP Protocols on the Same Policy Layer
Application security isn't only HTTP. DNS tunneling, FTP-based data exfiltration, and manipulated log streams also create enterprise risk. TR7 WAAP extends the web-security approach into a protocol-agnostic defense layer.
DNS Firewall and Proxy
Treats DNS as both the start of every session and a security boundary. Malicious queries, DGA patterns, exfiltration tunnels, and amplification risk are controlled at the gateway.
DetailsFTP Security Proxy
Manages FTP not as an open port, but as a command-inspected, secure session. User-based policy, command allow-list, FXP/bounce protection, and an audit trail.
DetailsSyslog Proxy
Collects, filters, and rate-shapes log streams before they reach SIEM collectors. Takes the log path out of the attack vector and delivers cleaner signal to the SOC team.
DetailsScript-Free Policy. Uninterrupted Change.
You don't have to learn a vendor-specific scripting language to build complex WAAP policies. TR7 WAAP lets you build the same logic with visual, declarative rules; changes apply to live traffic without service interruption.
Content-Aware Rules
Rate-limit, route, deny, or rewrite based on request content — including fields parsed from JSON bodies. Policy is built visually; no scripting.
DetailsSmart ACL Conditions
Combine header, geography, ASN, time window, method, body field, and service context into a single rule. Complex access logic is managed from the rule builder, not from code.
DetailsHot Configuration Reload
Update WAAP policies, signatures, host groups, and block pages; apply without restarting the service or breaking active connections.
DetailsControl Sensitive Data Before It Leaves the Application
Sensitive data leakage doesn't always start with a malicious request. An API returning extra fields, a debug-laden error message, or a misconfigured response can carry PII, PAN, or credentials to the client. TR7 WAAP inspects the response stream independent of the application and masks sensitive fields before they leave your network.
Sensitive Data Masking
Detects PII, PAN, credentials, and custom regex patterns in response bodies; masks them before they reach the client to bring data egress under control.
DetailsData Leakage Prevention
Catch leakage at egress rather than discovering it in the SIEM later. Apply policy while the bytes are still on your infrastructure.
DetailsCookie Security Flags
Apply HttpOnly, Secure, and SameSite flags on response cookies; reduce browser-side risk without touching application code.
DetailsWhen the Attack Changes, the Defense Adapts
Modern attacks rarely fit a single signature; rate, volume, rhythm, session, and behavior shift together. Static thresholds either arrive too late or affect legitimate users. TR7 WAAP learns your application's normal, builds a baseline confirmed by the operator, and applies defense against this real traffic model.
Adaptive DDoS Learning
TR7 learns your application's normal from signals like request rate, connection pattern, and geographic distribution. Defense engages under operator-confirmed baseline; an auditable, tunable model rather than black-box decisions.
DetailsSelf-Hosted CAPTCHA
A local CAPTCHA challenge that runs inside WAAP: no third-party JavaScript, no data leaving your network. A more controlled verification model for GDPR, CCPA, PCI DSS 4.0, and similar sensitive compliance contexts.
DetailsIdentity lowers the bot score
A customer who has signed in through AAM has 40 points taken off their bot score, and one who solved a challenge has 20 taken off. Tighten every threshold during an attack and your logged-in customers end up furthest from the blocking line — only possible because identity and protection share one engine.
DetailsProtection Doesn't Stand Alone — It's Part of the Platform
TR7 ADC publishes the application. TR7 WAAP protects it. TR7 AAM decides who can reach it. TR7 GTM routes traffic to the right region. Four products share the same operator UI, backend services, certificates, reports, and RBAC model.
- Backend resources (services, certificates, health checks)
- Reports and logs
- Users and RBAC
- Multi-tenancy
Each pillar is an independently licensable product; but they share the same operator UI, backend-service pools, certificate store, and reporting plane. That's why running them together takes minutes, not weeks.
Validated by Security Teams
Verified G2 reviews from security engineers, SOC teams, infrastructure architects, and platform teams.
"TR7 scored exceptionally high in Picus security tests, and I actively use it with full confidence across all my web services."
"TR7 is the most user-friendly WAAP I've ever used. It's easy to use, and once you get used to it, you can do almost everything you need without help."
"From certificate management to rule configuration, you can quickly add new front/back-end services and bring them under OWASP-rule protection."
"After deploying TR7, all of our previous traffic-routing and application-layer security issues were fully resolved."
"TR7 delivers advanced load balancing and WAAP capabilities in a single, well-integrated appliance. It also provides L7 DDoS protection, and the user interface is remarkably clean."
"A domestically built product that performs on par with — or better than — some alternative products. It offers an integrated solution covering WAAP, Application Delivery Controller, and many other security modules."
"TR7 excels in multi-layered protection — from advanced Web App & API Protection (WAAP) and bot prevention to DDoS protection and adaptive security."
From WAAP to API Security, Under One Engine
Every capability has its own technical reference page describing actual product behavior. Open any title to see the details.
Demo Modern Application Security on Your Own Terms
Bring your most critical API endpoint, your heaviest bot traffic, or your strictest compliance requirement. We'll show you how TR7 WAAP protects without shifting your traffic to a third-party edge.