Configuring Azure WAF

Question 1

CORRECT

When you configure an Azure Web Application Firewall policy for Azure Front Door, in addition to the rule actions of block, allow, and log, you can also choose _____.

A. inspect
B. redirect
C. deny
D. pause
E. I don’t know

Answer 1

B. redirect

Explanation:
With Azure Front Door, we can redirect the connection to a different URL, allowing us to direct a request that matches a rule to a different URL

Question 2

Which of the following options is not a possible rule action for Azure Web Application Firewall policies for Application Gateway?

A. allow
B. deny
C. log
D. block
E. I don’t know

Answer 2

B. deny

Explanation:
Once the rule condition is met, we can set the rule to allow, block or log

Question 3

What does the Azure Web Application Firewall do?

A. allows or denies traffic based solely on source and destination traffic, including IP addresses and ports
B. uses a collection of rules and policies to protect web-based services and applications
C. provides a globally scalable entry point for web applications hosted in Azure
D. publishes and shares information on newly-discovered vulnerabilities
E. I don’t know

Answer 3

B. uses a collection of rules and policies to protect web-based services and applications

Explanation:
The Web Application Firewall uses a collection of rules and policies to protect web based services and applications

Question 4

What does an application gateway do?

A. provides a globally scalable entry point for web applications hosted in Azure
B. addresses latency issues by placing content closer to the users
C. makes load balancing decisions about web traffic at layer 7 based on HTTP requests
D. makes load balancing decisions about all access attempts at layer 4, based on the source and destination port and IP address
E. I don’t know

Answer 4

C. makes load balancing decisions about web traffic at layer 7 based on HTTP requests

Explanation:
An application gatewau is a web traffic load balancer Unlike traditional load balancers that work on layer 4 of the network stack, leveraging the source and destination port and IP address for load balancing decisions, an application gateway makes load balancing decisions at layer 7 based on HTTP requests

Question 5

Azure _____ is a globally scalable entry point for web applications hosted in Azure.

A. Front Door
B. Content Delivery Network
C. API Management
D. Application Gateway
E. I don’t know

Answer 5

A. Front Door

Explanation:
Azure Front Door is a globally scalable entry point for web applications hosted in Azure. It uses Microsoft global edge networks to create secure, fast and scalable web applications