HAProxy Enterprise WAF vs Myra Hyperscale WAF

HAProxy Enterprise WAF

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Myra Hyperscale WAF

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HAProxy Enterprise WAF

• Intelligent WAF Engine

  Machine learning-powered threat detection trained on 60+ billion daily requests. Detects zero-day and polymorphic attacks without relying on static signatures. 98.5% balanced accuracy in open source benchmarks.

• OWASP CRS Compatibility

  Optional mode that runs OWASP Core Rule Set rules through the Intelligent WAF Engine, dramatically reducing latency and false positive rates compared to traditional CRS processing.

• WAF Profiles

  Customizable security profiles per application, allowing fine-tuned policies based on each app's unique traffic patterns. Minimizes false positives and alert fatigue for diverse application portfolios.

• Bot Management

  Proprietary bot detection module with 100% local processing for low latency. Identifies and manages automated traffic using fingerprinting and behavioral analysis.

• Global Rate Limiting

  Dynamic, cluster-wide rate limiting powered by the Global Profiling Engine. Tracks and enforces rate limits in real-time across distributed deployments.

• HAProxy Fusion Control Plane

  Centralized management, monitoring, and automation of WAF policies across multi-cluster, multi-cloud, and multi-team deployments from a single dashboard.

• DDoS Protection

  Full-spectrum DDoS mitigation via HAProxy Edge, protecting against volumetric, protocol, and application-layer attacks.

• In-Process Architecture

  WAF runs in the same process as HAProxy, adding virtually zero latency and CPU overhead. No separate WAF appliance or proxy hop required.

• Threat Intelligence

  Real-time threat intelligence from HAProxy Edge's global network, continuously updating the ML models that power the WAF engine.

Myra Hyperscale WAF

• OWASP Top 10 Protection

  Blocks SQL injection, XSS, CSRF, and other OWASP Top 10 attacks. Blocks an average of 8 million malicious layer 7 requests per customer per year.

• HTTP/S Request Filtering

  Filters all HTTP and HTTPS requests with rules defined via simple comparisons or regular expressions. Near infinite scalability with no capacity constraints.

• Managed WAF Service

  Optional add-on where Myra security experts create tailored rule sets for your specific applications, provide ongoing optimization, and offer expert support on demand. Ideal for teams without dedicated WAF expertise.

• Zero-Day Protection

  Responds to newly discovered vulnerabilities with rapid rule updates. Proactive defense against zero-day exploits before patches are available.

• Data Sovereignty (Germany)

  On request, all data processing occurs exclusively in Germany. Full GDPR compliance and BSI-qualified infrastructure for organizations with strict European data sovereignty requirements.

• NIS-2 and DORA Compliance

  Designed for compliance with the EU Network and Information Systems Directive (NIS-2) and Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA). Critical for financial institutions and essential service operators in the EU.

• API Protection

  Protects APIs against injection attacks, exploits, and data leaks. Detects faulty authentication and missing protection measures that could lead to service interruptions.

• Intuitive Rule Management

  Web-based UI for creating, editing, and managing WAF rules. Toggle rules on/off with a single click. Rules include parameters like name, log identifier, expiration date, conditions, and actions.