Item: F5 Distributed Cloud WAF (Web Application Firewall)
Rating: 7
Author: Nic Georgakopoulos

Overall Satisfaction with F5 Distributed Cloud WAF

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use F5 Distributed Cloud WAF through our Active Directory single sign on as a Corporate VPN in order to access private endpoints in a secure way. The Deloitte F5 client can only be installed in our Deloitte hardware , we have whitlisted all the F5 ip address inour firewall so we can access custom resources in the cloud.

Pros and Cons

Pros

VPN access
remote work more secure
restrictions to unwanted endpoints

Cons

CLI client will be great
there are issues some times when connecting/disconnecting to F5 it can make you loose internet connectivity

Return on Investment

a centralized management for all the F5 solutions is a significant win
F5 can be a single replacement for most VPN solutions in the market

Key Insights

Do you think F5 Distributed Cloud WAF (Web Application Firewall) delivers good value for the price?

Not sure

Are you happy with F5 Distributed Cloud WAF (Web Application Firewall)'s feature set?

Yes

Did F5 Distributed Cloud WAF (Web Application Firewall) live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of F5 Distributed Cloud WAF (Web Application Firewall) go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy F5 Distributed Cloud WAF (Web Application Firewall) again?

Yes

Likelihood to Recommend

it is well suited for a corporate environmetn where you want to restrict installations access to only corporate hardward. Intergreation with MFA and single sign on does provide a higher level of security. However, it feels like the client memmory print usage could be lighter. It feels when connecting/disconnecting the DNS get's impacted causing network connectivity for a short time.

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