Nginx Advanced #09 | ModSecurity WAF | OWASP CRS Setup
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SQLi, XSS, RCE, path traversal — blocked at the edge. ModSecurity + OWASP Core Rule Set in 30 minutes. Includes the rollout discipline.
What's covered:
🎯 ModSecurity 3.x: install as nginx dynamic module
🎯 OWASP CRS: 2000+ free rules
🎯 SecRuleEngine: DetectionOnly first, ALWAYS
🎯 Paranoia levels 1-4 (when to use each)
🎯 Per-path exclusions (the surgical approach)
📚 Full PDF + slides: dargslan.com
▶️ Previous: mTLS authentication
▶️ Next: Observability stack
Timestamps:
0:00 Why a WAF + when
1:30 The 5-phase pipeline
2:00 Install ModSecurity + CRS
3:30 The rollout: detect → block
5:00 Paranoia + exclusions
6:30 Production config
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