Comodo CWatch

• Introduction To Comodo CWatch Web Security
  • Purchase A License
  • License Types
  • Login To The Admin Console
  • Add Websites
• The Main Interface
• The Dashboard
• Website Data And Settings
  • Website Overview
  • Security Scans
    • Website Scans
    • Website Files Security Scans
      • Malware Scan Settings
        • Automatic Configuration
        • Manual Configuration
      • Run A Scan And View Results
      • Notifications, Malware Removal And Scheduled Scans
    • Vulnerability Scans
      • CMS Vulnerability Scans
      • OWASP Top 10 Vulnerability Scans
  • Content Delivery Network
    • Activate CDN For A Website
    • CDN Settings
    • View CDN Metrics
  • Firewall
    • WAF Statistics
    • WAF Events
    • Configure WAF Policies
    • Manage Custom Firewall Rules
  • SSL Configuration
  • DNS Configuration
  • Add Trust Seal To Your Websites
  • Back Up Your Website
    • Purchase A Backup License
    • Backup Settings
    • On-Demand Backup
    • View Backup Records And File Statistics
    • Restore And Download Website Files
    • Delete Backups
• View And Upgrade Licenses For Domains
• Manage Your Profile
• Get Support
• About Comodo Security Solutions

Manage Custom Firewall Rules

• Select a website from the drop-down at top-left

• Choose 'Firewall'

• The firewall page lets you construct custom rules to block or allow specific types of traffic

• You can create custom rules for individual IPs, IP ranges, countries, organizations, and more

• Each rule can have multiple conditions. For example, you can configure a rule to block traffic from a specific IP in a certain country

• Messages are shown to site visitors for actions such as 'block' and 'captcha'

Note - The firewall prioritizes rules by action type. It does not use a 'ladder' system whereby rules are prioritized by their position in the list. Priority is as follows:

  1. Allow

  2. Block

… so in the event of a conflict, 'Allow' rules overrule 'Block' rules

Please use the following links for more help:

 

Open the rules interface

Add a new firewall rule

Edit a firewall rule

Remove a firewall rule

Open rules interface

• Open the cWatch dashboard

• Select the target website from the menu at top-left

• Click 'Firewall' then the 'Rules' tab

• Type - The traffic category targeted by the rule. For example IP, IP range, URL, country

• Details - The targeted item in the category. For example, if the type is 'Country', this column shows the two letter country code of the target country.

• Action - The process the firewall will execute on the target if the rule’s conditions are met. Possible values are ‘allow’ or ‘block’.

Please use the following links to find out more:

• Add a new firewall rule

• Edit a rule

• Remove a rule

Add a new firewall rule

• Select the target website from the menu at top-left

• Click 'Firewall' then the ‘Rules’ tab

• Click 'Add New Rule' at top-right

 

'IF' condition - Choose the source of the traffic:

• IP - Enter specific IP address(es). For example, 192.168.2.1,192.168.2.2

• IP Range - Enter start and end IP addresses of the IP range to be covered in the 'From' and 'To 'fields

• URL - Enter the name of the domain to which you want the rule to apply.

• The rule will apply to traffic from all domain names which partially match the value entered here.

• Select 'Exact Match' to apply the rule to only the domain you specify.

• Header - The HTTP header field.

• HTTP Method - Options are: Post, Get, Head, Put, Delete, Patch and Options.

• Country - Select a country from the drop-down

Add Condition - Create another criteria for the action. Conditions are always 'And', so all conditions must be satisfied before the selected action is implemented.

Action - Choose how traffic requests for the target should be dealt with. The available options are:

• Allow - All traffic from the country is permitted. This includes legitimate traffic, bots etc.

• Block - No traffic is allowed from the country. An error message is shown to users.

• Click 'Save' to add the new rule.

Edit a firewall rule

• Select the target website from the menu at top-left

• Click the 'Firewall' tab
  

Or click the hamburger button and select 'Firewall' 

• Click the  icon beside the rule to be edited

• The 'Edit Rule' dialog is similar to the 'Add Rule' dialog

• See the explanation above for the description of parameters

• Edit the parameters and conditions and click Save for the changes to take effect

Remove a firewall rule

Custom firewall rules that are no longer needed can be removed from the website.

• Select the target website from the menu at top-left

• Click the 'Firewall' tab
  

• Or click the hamburger button and select 'Firewall' 

• Click the  icon beside the rule to be removed

• Click 'Delete Rule' to confirm