Simplify Blocking Rule Debugging with Block Tracing

Introducing Blocking Rule Diagnostics: Automated Firewall Blocking Diagnostics

We’re proud to announce the launch of Blocking Rule Diagnostics, a groundbreaking capability that sets Impart apart as the first platform to fully automate firewall rule diagnostics. Block Tracing revolutionizes how security teams identify and resolve blocking issues, saving time, reducing downtime, and improving overall efficiency.

Why Blocking Rule Diagnostics Matter

Managing WAF rules has traditionally been a time-intensive process. Diagnosing false positives or blocks often required security engineers to manually correlate logs, inspect rules one by one, and evaluate rule dependencies—a process prone to errors and delays.

With Block Tracing, all of this changes. By automatically decorating all blocking events with the UUID of which firewall rule triggered any blocking behavior, security teams can now instantly identify which rule triggered a block, deactivate problematic rules, and restore normal operations in minutes. This means faster incident resolution, fewer disruptions, and more time to focus on proactive security measures.

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What Experts Are Saying

“Finding out what firewall rule is causing an outage is always a huge pain. I get paged by my DevOps team and end up having to spend much of my time eyeballing various logs, time series charts, and firewall rules to try to figure out what is going on and quickly resolve the issue." - Lead Security Engineer, Marketing services company

Why This is Critical Now

The challenges of managing WAFs are intensifying:

• False positives: In an era where uptime matters more than ever, WAFs blocking legit traffic is having greater and greater business impact
• Complex environments: API-driven applications have introduced new layers of complexity to firewall management.
• Escalating attacks: As threats grow more sophisticated, the cost of delays in diagnostics is higher than ever.

Block Tracing is designed to address these challenges head-on, giving security teams the tools they need to operate with confidence.

What is Blocking Rule Diagnostics?

Blocking Rule Diagnostics is integrated directly into the Impart WAF and API security platform. Here’s what it does:

• Tracks Rule Dependencies: Understand how firewall rules interact and affect blocking behavior.
• Logs Triggered Rules: Every blocked HTTP request is tagged with a unique UUID, pinpointing the exact rule responsible.
• Automates Diagnostics: Eliminates the need for manual log correlation and rule inspection.
• Speeds Resolution: Allows teams to quickly deactivate problematic rules and resolve issues in real time.

Ready to Take Control?

Blocking Rule Diagnostics is here to make firewall management faster, smarter, and more efficient. Learn how it can transform your incident response workflow by scheduling a demo.

Say goodbye to manual debugging and hello to seamless, automated diagnostics with Block Tracing.

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