Using NGINX App Protect WAF with NGINX Management Suite
Learn how to get more from NGINX App Protect WAF with the NGINX Management Suite Security Monitoring and Instance Manager modules.
NGINX App Protect Configuration Management with NGINX Management Suite
NGINX Management Suite Instance Manager provides a centralized interface where you can create, modify, and publish policies, attack signatures, and threat campaigns for NGINX App Protect WAF. You can use Instance Manager to deploy configuration updates to one, some, or all your NGINX App Protect WAF data plane instances simultaneously.
- Refer to Manage Your App Protect WAF Configs for installation instructions.
Using Advanced Security with NGINX Management Suite API Connectivity Manager
API Connectivity Manager’s Advanced Security policy allows you to use an NGINX App Protect WAF policy created using Instance Manager and add it to your Environment by using the Advanced Security policy in API Connectivity Manager.
- For more information, see the API Connectivity Manager Advanced Security documentation.
Using Security Monitoring with NGINX Management Suite
NGINX Management Suite Security Monitoring provides a centralized visualization tool that lets you analyze threats, view protection insights, and identify areas for policy tuning.
- For more information on how to configure Security Monitoring, see Set Up App Protect Instances for Security Monitoring.
What’s Next
Check out the NGINX Solution Blog to learn more about the benefits of using Instance Manager and Security Monitoring with NGINX App Protect WAF:
This documentation applies to the following versions of NGINX App Protect WAF: 4.5.