Announcing the general availability of JavaScript (JS) challenge for Azure Web Application Firewall (WAF) with Azure
Front Door
To strengthen bot mitigation strategies,
Azure WAF now introduces JS challenge as a new security feature. The
JS challenge provides an invisible, frictionless layer of protection by
distinguishing legitimate users from malicious bots without requiring human
interaction. Unlike CAPTCHA, this challenge runs silently in the background,
reducing user disruption while effectively blocking harmful automated traffic.
Key benefits include:
- Enhanced
bot protection: Malicious bots fail
the JS challenge, safeguarding your applications.
- Improved
user experience: Legitimate users
are not interrupted, ensuring seamless access.
- Flexible
integration: Available as a mitigation action in the Bot
Managed ruleset and custom rules.
Learn more.