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WAFv2 Web ACL (managed rules + rate limit)

A WAFv2 web ACL (REGIONAL or CLOUDFRONT) with a default-allow posture, configurable AWS managed rule groups blocking by default, and a rate-based rule that throttles abusive IPs.

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module "waf" {
  source  = "www.iac-bazaar.com/iac-bazaar/aws-waf/aws"
  version = "1.0.0"
}

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aws-waf

AWS WAFv2 web ACL (REGIONAL or CLOUDFRONT scope) with a default-allow posture, a configurable set of AWS managed rule groups (blocking by default), and an optional rate-based rule that throttles abusive IPs. Works with Terraform and OpenTofu (>= 1.6), AWS provider >= 6.0, < 7.0.

The two classic WAFv2 gotchas are handled for you: managed rule groups attach via override_action (not action) so the group's own blocking decisions apply, and the web ACL ships with the required visibility_config on the ACL and every rule.

Secure defaults:

  • Default action allow (the standard posture: pass normal traffic, let rules block the bad) — flip to block for an allow-list-only edge.
  • Managed rule groups run active/blocking (override_action { none {} }), not count-only. Set override_to_count = true per group to observe before enforcing.
  • A rate-based rule is enabled by default and blocks any IP exceeding rate_limit requests (2000) per 5-minute window.
  • CloudWatch metrics + request sampling on, so you can tune false positives.

Scope note: CLOUDFRONT-scope web ACLs must be created with the AWS provider configured for us-east-1. REGIONAL ACLs live in (and protect resources in) the provider's region. Resource associations apply to REGIONAL only — CloudFront attaches a web ACL through its distribution's web_acl_id.

Requirements

  • Terraform or OpenTofu >= 1.6
  • hashicorp/aws >= 6.0, < 7.0

Security notes

  • Managed rule groups are blocking by default. When introducing a new group to production traffic, set override_to_count = true first, watch the CloudWatch CountedRequests/sampled requests, then switch it to enforcing.
  • Full WAF traffic logging is built in but opt-in: pass the ARN of a Kinesis Data Firehose, S3 bucket, or CloudWatch log group whose name starts with the mandatory aws-waf-logs- prefix via log_destination_configs. authorization and cookie request headers are redacted from logs by default (log_redacted_headers).
  • Keep default_action = "allow"; only use block when you intend an allow-list-only edge driven entirely by explicit allow rules.

License

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