WinCC OA and WAF compatibility

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orla090978
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WinCC OA and WAF compatibility

Post by orla090978 »

Good morning,
I'd like to know if there is compatibility between WinCC OA and WAF (Web Application Firewall).
Thanks a lot
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leoknipp
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Re: WinCC OA and WAF compatibility

Post by leoknipp »

WAF (Web Application Firewall) is just a method to protect a web application against attacks using the HTTP protocol.
Can you please describe your question more precise.

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Leopold Knipp
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orla090978
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Re: WinCC OA and WAF compatibility

Post by orla090978 »

I try to explain it better.
To give an additional level of protection, WAF instances will be configured on which for each web page exposed to which controls the user will have access (buttons, textbox etc) to do so the IDs of the controls will be used.
The verification required is that WinCC OA not automatically generate these IDs dynamically because this would conflict with the waf configuration.
Thanks a lot
Best regards

leoknipp
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Re: WinCC OA and WAF compatibility

Post by leoknipp »

Why do you want to limit access to objects in WinCC OA using WAF?
What is the use case for using WAF?

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Leopold Knipp
Senior Support Specialist

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