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AWS WAF vs Let's Encrypt: What are the differences?

What is AWS WAF? Control which traffic to allow or block to your web application by defining customizable web security rules. AWS WAF is a web application firewall that helps protect your web applications from common web exploits that could affect application availability, compromise security, or consume excessive resources.

What is Let's Encrypt? A free, automated, and open Certificate Authority (CA). Let’s Encrypt is a free, automated, and open certificate authority brought to you by the non-profit Internet Security Research Group (ISRG).

AWS WAF and Let's Encrypt can be primarily classified as "Security" tools.

According to the StackShare community, Let's Encrypt has a broader approval, being mentioned in 269 company stacks & 137 developers stacks; compared to AWS WAF, which is listed in 14 company stacks and 6 developer stacks.

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    What is AWS WAF?

    AWS WAF is a web application firewall that helps protect your web applications from common web exploits that could affect application availability, compromise security, or consume excessive resources.

    What is Let's Encrypt?

    It is a free, automated, and open certificate authority brought to you by the non-profit Internet Security Research Group (ISRG).

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      What are some alternatives to AWS WAF and Let's Encrypt?
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      Cloudflare speeds up and protects millions of websites, APIs, SaaS services, and other properties connected to the Internet.
      Incapsula
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