ngx_lua_waf is a web application firewall (WAF) module written in Lua for use with OpenResty (Nginx + Lua). It provides protection against common web attacks such as SQL injection, XSS, file uploads, and malicious bots. The WAF is rule-based, easily configurable, and lightweight, offering real-time defense with minimal performance overhead.
Nginx and Lua Based Easy to setup Web Application Firewall
Project has been moved to: https://github.com/jaydipdave/quickdefencewaf
QuickDefence is an Nginx and Lua based easy to setup and configure web application firewall.
It allows users to write own rules in very simple language.
Because of Nginx, It is very easy to setup load balancing between servers and Nginx almost doubles the website performance by its caching mechanism.