CDN, WAF & Reverse Proxy

Intermediate85 ptsWAFCDN

Objective

User → CDN → WAF → App → DB; blocked SQLi stays at the edge.

Cyber Flow Explorer · 5 steps · Network / Sequence / Packet / Code.

Isolated browser lab. Practice here first — no live targets. Optional deeper practice lives in the Academy library after you finish this room.

Answer panel

Challenge workspace

Complete the room tasks, then submit here to mark the room done.

CYNARKS|Cyber Flow Explorer

Teaching simulation · not live capture

CDN, WAF & Reverse Proxy

Simulated edge — do not probe third-party WAFs.

1. CDN

Userbrowser

CDNedge

WAFpolicy

Apporigin

DBdata

CDN

Request hits the CDN edge closest to the user.

GET /search

Space · ← → · R restart

Hint

Block means origin path stops.

Why this is correct

CDN + WAF + proxy + parameterized app queries.