# Cross-link map: WAF Custom Rules (/docs/vercel-firewall/vercel-waf/custom-rules)

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- [Protect Sensitive Routes with Vercel WAF: Challenge and Deny Rule Recipes](https://vercel.com/kb/guide/suspicious-traffic-in-specific-countries?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fvercel-firewall%2Fvercel-waf%2Fcustom-rules&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=semantic) — Use Vercel WAF custom rules to block or challenge unwanted traffic by country, ASN, IP address, user agent, path, or coo
- [WAF Managed Rulesets](https://vercel.com/docs/vercel-firewall/vercel-waf/managed-rulesets?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fvercel-firewall%2Fvercel-waf%2Fcustom-rules&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=semantic) — Learn how to use WAF Managed Rulesets with the Vercel Web Application Firewall \\(WAF\\)
- [Rule Configuration Reference](https://vercel.com/docs/vercel-firewall/vercel-waf/rule-configuration?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fvercel-firewall%2Fvercel-waf%2Fcustom-rules&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=semantic) — List of configurable options with the Vercel WAF
- [WAF Rate Limiting](https://vercel.com/docs/vercel-firewall/vercel-waf/rate-limiting?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fvercel-firewall%2Fvercel-waf%2Fcustom-rules&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=semantic) — Learn how to configure custom rate limiting rules with the Vercel Web Application Firewall \\(WAF\\).
- [Vercel WAF](https://vercel.com/docs/vercel-firewall/vercel-waf?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fvercel-firewall%2Fvercel-waf%2Fcustom-rules&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=semantic) — Learn how to secure your website with the Vercel Web Application Firewall \\(WAF\\)

## This page links to (9)

- [Vercel CDN overview](https://vercel.com/docs/cdn?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fvercel-firewall%2Fvercel-waf%2Fcustom-rules&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=outbound) — Vercel's CDN is a globally distributed platform that handles routing, caching, security, and compression for every deplo
- [Static Configuration with vercel.json](https://vercel.com/docs/project-configuration/vercel-json?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fvercel-firewall%2Fvercel-waf%2Fcustom-rules&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=outbound) — Learn how to use vercel.json to configure and override the default behavior of Vercel from within your project.
- [Access Roles](https://vercel.com/docs/rbac/access-roles?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fvercel-firewall%2Fvercel-waf%2Fcustom-rules&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=outbound) — Learn about the different roles available for team members on a Vercel account.
- [Firewall concepts](https://vercel.com/docs/vercel-firewall/firewall-concepts?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fvercel-firewall%2Fvercel-waf%2Fcustom-rules&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=outbound) — Understand the fundamentals behind the Vercel Firewall.
- [Vercel WAF](https://vercel.com/docs/vercel-firewall/vercel-waf?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fvercel-firewall%2Fvercel-waf%2Fcustom-rules&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=outbound) — Learn how to secure your website with the Vercel Web Application Firewall \\(WAF\\)
- [WAF Examples](https://vercel.com/docs/vercel-firewall/vercel-waf/examples?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fvercel-firewall%2Fvercel-waf%2Fcustom-rules&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=outbound) — Learn how to use Vercel WAF to protect your site in specific situations.
- [WAF Rate Limiting](https://vercel.com/docs/vercel-firewall/vercel-waf/rate-limiting?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fvercel-firewall%2Fvercel-waf%2Fcustom-rules&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=outbound) — Learn how to configure custom rate limiting rules with the Vercel Web Application Firewall \\(WAF\\).
- [Rule Configuration Reference](https://vercel.com/docs/vercel-firewall/vercel-waf/rule-configuration?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fvercel-firewall%2Fvercel-waf%2Fcustom-rules&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=outbound) — List of configurable options with the Vercel WAF
- [Usage & Pricing for Vercel WAF](https://vercel.com/docs/vercel-firewall/vercel-waf/usage-and-pricing?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fvercel-firewall%2Fvercel-waf%2Fcustom-rules&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=outbound) — Learn how the Vercel WAF can affect your usage and how specific features are priced.

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### From vercel-changelog

- [Create custom WAF rules directly from the Vercel Firewall tab](https://vercel.com/changelog/create-custom-waf-rules-directly-from-the-vercel-firewall-tab?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fvercel-firewall%2Fvercel-waf%2Fcustom-rules&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=inbound)
- [Create Vercel Firewall rules with natural language](https://vercel.com/changelog/create-vercel-waf-custom-rules-using-natural-language?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fvercel-firewall%2Fvercel-waf%2Fcustom-rules&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=inbound)
- [Manage Vercel Firewall in the CLI](https://vercel.com/changelog/manage-vercel-firewall-in-the-cli?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fvercel-firewall%2Fvercel-waf%2Fcustom-rules&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=inbound)
- [New firewall challenge metrics now available](https://vercel.com/changelog/new-firewall-challenge-metrics-now-available?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fvercel-firewall%2Fvercel-waf%2Fcustom-rules&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=inbound)
- [New one-click AI bot managed ruleset](https://vercel.com/changelog/new-one-click-ai-bot-managed-ruleset?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fvercel-firewall%2Fvercel-waf%2Fcustom-rules&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=inbound)
- [Vercel WAF for Blob is now generally available](https://vercel.com/changelog/vercel-waf-for-blob-is-now-generally-available?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fvercel-firewall%2Fvercel-waf%2Fcustom-rules&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=inbound)
- [Vercel WAF for Blob is now in beta](https://vercel.com/changelog/vercel-waf-for-blob-is-now-in-beta?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fvercel-firewall%2Fvercel-waf%2Fcustom-rules&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=inbound)
- [Web Application Firewall control now available with vercel.json](https://vercel.com/changelog/web-application-firewall-control-now-available-with-vercel-json?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fvercel-firewall%2Fvercel-waf%2Fcustom-rules&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=inbound)

### From vercel-kb

- [Avoiding duplicate-content SEO with vercel.app URLs and custom domains](https://vercel.com/kb/guide/avoiding-duplicate-content-with-vercel-app-urls?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fvercel-firewall%2Fvercel-waf%2Fcustom-rules&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=inbound) — Discover why search engines may treat your vercel.app URL and custom domain as separate pages, and how to consolidate ra
- [Can I get a fixed IP address for my Vercel deployments?](https://vercel.com/kb/guide/can-i-get-a-fixed-ip-address?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fvercel-firewall%2Fvercel-waf%2Fcustom-rules&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=inbound) — Vercel deployments use dynamic IPs by default. Learn how Static IPs, Secure Compute, and AWS PrivateLink give you a fixe
- [How to build a honeypot with Vercel Web Application Firewall](https://vercel.com/kb/guide/how-to-build-a-honeypot-with-vercel-web-application-firewall?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fvercel-firewall%2Fvercel-waf%2Fcustom-rules&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=inbound) — Learn how to build a honeypot with Vercel Web Application Firewall \\(WAF\\) that catches bots ignoring your robots.txt. C
- [How to conduct PCI scans on Vercel: A complete guide to IP safelisting](https://vercel.com/kb/guide/how-to-conduct-pci-scans-on-vercel-guide?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fvercel-firewall%2Fvercel-waf%2Fcustom-rules&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=inbound) — Scan and verify your Vercel deployments for secure, PCI-compliant payment processing.
- [How to migrate from Fastly to Vercel with zero downtime](https://vercel.com/kb/guide/how-to-migrate-from-fastly-to-vercel-with-zero-downtime?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fvercel-firewall%2Fvercel-waf%2Fcustom-rules&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=inbound) — Consolidate your CDN infrastructure on Vercel to reduce latency, simplify your configuration, and improve your developer
- [How to resolve IP blocking issues ](https://vercel.com/kb/guide/how-to-resolve-ip-blocking-issues?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fvercel-firewall%2Fvercel-waf%2Fcustom-rules&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=inbound) — Learn to troubleshoot IP blocking issues for both shared and personal networks.
- [How to Utilize Vercel’s Bot Management Features](https://vercel.com/kb/guide/how-to-utilize-vercels-bot-management-features?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fvercel-firewall%2Fvercel-waf%2Fcustom-rules&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=inbound) — A practical, step-by-step guide to identifying unwanted automated traffic and securing your Vercel apps with Bot Protect
- [Supporting Compliance with Vercel WAF](https://vercel.com/kb/guide/supporting-compliance-with-vercel-waf?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fvercel-firewall%2Fvercel-waf%2Fcustom-rules&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=inbound) — Vercel Firewall provides edge-based traffic filtering and monitoring to help teams meet compliance requirements in secur
- [Protect Sensitive Routes with Vercel WAF: Challenge and Deny Rule Recipes](https://vercel.com/kb/guide/suspicious-traffic-in-specific-countries?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fvercel-firewall%2Fvercel-waf%2Fcustom-rules&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=inbound) — Use Vercel WAF custom rules to block or challenge unwanted traffic by country, ASN, IP address, user agent, path, or coo
- [Vercel vs Netlify](https://vercel.com/kb/guide/vercel-vs-netlify?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fvercel-firewall%2Fvercel-waf%2Fcustom-rules&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=inbound) — A detailed guide to Vercel vs Netlify: runtimes, compute architecture, AI infrastructure, security, and when to choose e
- [Vercel vs Render](https://vercel.com/kb/guide/vercel-vs-render?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fvercel-firewall%2Fvercel-waf%2Fcustom-rules&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=inbound) — A detailed guide to Vercel vs Render: compute models, AI infrastructure, Docker and container image support, background
- [Vercel WAF vs Cloudflare WAF](https://vercel.com/kb/guide/vercel-waf-vs-cloudflare-waf?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fvercel-firewall%2Fvercel-waf%2Fcustom-rules&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=inbound) — A detailed guide to Vercel WAF vs Cloudflare WAF: framework-aware rules, sub-300ms propagation, BotID bot detection, OWA

### From vercel-docs

- [Bot Management](https://vercel.com/docs/bot-management?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fvercel-firewall%2Fvercel-waf%2Fcustom-rules&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=inbound) — Learn how to manage bot traffic to your site.
- [CDN security](https://vercel.com/docs/cdn-security?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fvercel-firewall%2Fvercel-waf%2Fcustom-rules&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=inbound) — Learn how Vercel's CDN secures every request with HTTPS, TLS, DDoS mitigation, firewall protection, and security headers
- [vercel firewall](https://vercel.com/docs/cli/firewall?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fvercel-firewall%2Fvercel-waf%2Fcustom-rules&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=inbound) — Learn how to explore firewall traffic and manage your project's custom firewall rules, managed bot rules, IP blocks, sys
- [Managing microfrontends security](https://vercel.com/docs/microfrontends/managing-microfrontends/security?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fvercel-firewall%2Fvercel-waf%2Fcustom-rules&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=inbound) — Learn how to manage your Deployment Protection and Firewall for your microfrontend on Vercel.
- [Vercel Hobby Plan](https://vercel.com/docs/plans/hobby?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fvercel-firewall%2Fvercel-waf%2Fcustom-rules&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=inbound) — Learn about the Hobby plan and how it compares to the Pro plan.
- [Production checklist for launch](https://vercel.com/docs/production-checklist?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fvercel-firewall%2Fvercel-waf%2Fcustom-rules&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=inbound) — Ensure your application is ready for launch with this comprehensive production checklist by the Vercel engineering team.
- [Static Configuration with vercel.json](https://vercel.com/docs/project-configuration/vercel-json?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fvercel-firewall%2Fvercel-waf%2Fcustom-rules&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=inbound) — Learn how to use vercel.json to configure and override the default behavior of Vercel from within your project.
- [Redirects](https://vercel.com/docs/routing/redirects?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fvercel-firewall%2Fvercel-waf%2Fcustom-rules&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=inbound) — Learn how to use redirects on Vercel to instruct Vercel's platform to redirect incoming requests to a new URL.
- [Security](https://vercel.com/docs/vercel-blob/security?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fvercel-firewall%2Fvercel-waf%2Fcustom-rules&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=inbound) — Learn how your Vercel Blob store is secured
- [Vercel Firewall](https://vercel.com/docs/vercel-firewall?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fvercel-firewall%2Fvercel-waf%2Fcustom-rules&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=inbound) — Learn how Vercel Firewall helps protect your applications and websites from malicious attacks and unauthorized access.
- [Attack Mode](https://vercel.com/docs/vercel-firewall/attack-mode?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fvercel-firewall%2Fvercel-waf%2Fcustom-rules&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=inbound) — Learn how to use Attack Mode to help control who has access to your site when it's under attack.
- [DDoS Mitigation](https://vercel.com/docs/vercel-firewall/ddos-mitigation?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fvercel-firewall%2Fvercel-waf%2Fcustom-rules&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=inbound) — Learn how the Vercel Firewall mitigates against DoS and DDoS attacks
- [Firewall concepts](https://vercel.com/docs/vercel-firewall/firewall-concepts?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fvercel-firewall%2Fvercel-waf%2Fcustom-rules&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=inbound) — Understand the fundamentals behind the Vercel Firewall.
- [Vercel WAF](https://vercel.com/docs/vercel-firewall/vercel-waf?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fvercel-firewall%2Fvercel-waf%2Fcustom-rules&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=inbound) — Learn how to secure your website with the Vercel Web Application Firewall \\(WAF\\)
- [WAF Examples](https://vercel.com/docs/vercel-firewall/vercel-waf/examples?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fvercel-firewall%2Fvercel-waf%2Fcustom-rules&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=inbound) — Learn how to use Vercel WAF to protect your site in specific situations.
- [WAF IP Blocking](https://vercel.com/docs/vercel-firewall/vercel-waf/ip-blocking?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fvercel-firewall%2Fvercel-waf%2Fcustom-rules&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=inbound) — Learn how to customize the Vercel WAF to restrict access to certain IP addresses.
- [WAF Managed Rulesets](https://vercel.com/docs/vercel-firewall/vercel-waf/managed-rulesets?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fvercel-firewall%2Fvercel-waf%2Fcustom-rules&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=inbound) — Learn how to use WAF Managed Rulesets with the Vercel Web Application Firewall \\(WAF\\)
- [WAF Rate Limiting](https://vercel.com/docs/vercel-firewall/vercel-waf/rate-limiting?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fvercel-firewall%2Fvercel-waf%2Fcustom-rules&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=inbound) — Learn how to configure custom rate limiting rules with the Vercel Web Application Firewall \\(WAF\\).
- [Usage & Pricing for Vercel WAF](https://vercel.com/docs/vercel-firewall/vercel-waf/usage-and-pricing?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fvercel-firewall%2Fvercel-waf%2Fcustom-rules&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=inbound) — Learn how the Vercel WAF can affect your usage and how specific features are priced.