Imperva for AWS

How Imperva helps you protect applications in AWS

Strengthen application and API security in AWS without disrupting delivery. Imperva for AWS is a fully managed WAAP solution that provides WAF, API security, and bot protection, deploying inline with Amazon CloudFront in minutes—without architectural changes.

Stronger protection for modern applications

Stop advanced attacks, including bots and automated threats, before they impact your applications and APIs.

Works natively with your AWS architecture

Stay within AWS. No traffic detours, no disruption. Just seamless protection alongside services like CloudFront.

Simplified security and centralized visibility

See what’s happening and act faster with unified policies and a single view of application risk.

Industry-recognized leadership in Application Security

Read the report to see why Imperva was named a Leader in KuppingerCole’s Leadership Compass 2025 for Web Application and API Protection (WAAP)—and how our platform protects your applications and APIs at scale, with confidence.

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How Imperva for AWS works

Traffic flows through AWS as usual

User traffic is routed through Amazon CloudFront, following the same global edge network and delivery path your applications already use. There’s no change to how users access your services—CloudFront continues to handle caching, acceleration, and request routing as normal.

Imperva inspects traffic inside AWS

Traffic is inspected in-line within the AWS environment, alongside services like Amazon CloudFront. Requests are analyzed without being redirected to external networks or third-party clouds—keeping traffic local, reducing latency, and aligning with AWS-native architectures.

Threats are detected and stopped in real time

Imperva applies advanced detection to analyze requests as they pass through the application delivery path, identifying threats such as bots, automated attacks, and API abuse. Malicious traffic is blocked before reaching origin services, without relying on static rules alone.

Clean traffic reaches your applications

Allowed traffic continues to your origin infrastructure—such as Application Load Balancer (ALB) or EC2—without disruption. By preserving the CloudFront-based delivery model, performance, scalability, and user experience remain unchanged.

You gain visibility and control

All traffic, threats, and policies are managed through a centralized console, giving security teams a consistent view across AWS-hosted applications. This unified visibility simplifies investigation, accelerates response, and reduces operational overhead at scale.

Imperva for AWS is a fully managed WAAP solution that adds web application firewall, API, and bot protection within AWS. It inspects traffic alongside Amazon CloudFront without requiring architectural changes or external routing.

Imperva for AWS FAQs

How is Imperva for AWS different from AWS WAF?

AWS WAF provides a strong foundation for protecting applications. Imperva extends this by adding advanced threat detection, bot mitigation, and API security, helping organisations address more complex and evolving threats without changing how applications are delivered in AWS.

Does traffic leave AWS for inspection?

No. Traffic is inspected in-line within the AWS environment, alongside services like Amazon CloudFront. This allows organisations to keep traffic within AWS while adding an additional layer of protection.

How is traffic routed through Imperva?

User traffic continues to flow through Amazon CloudFront as normal. Imperva adds inspection within the delivery path, analyzing requests before they reach origin infrastructure, without introducing external routing or additional network hops.

How does Imperva reduce false positives?

Imperva combines advanced detection techniques with tuned security policies to accurately identify malicious traffic. This helps reduce unnecessary blocking of legitimate users while maintaining effective protection against real threats.

What is WAAP, and how is it different from AWS WAF?

WAAP (Web Application and API Protection) combines a web application firewall (WAF), API security, bot protection, and DDoS defense in a single managed service. AWS WAF is a configurable, rules-based firewall; Imperva’s WAAP adds automated threat detection, API protection, and advanced bot mitigation on top of your AWS environment.

Does Imperva for AWS help protect against DDoS and Layer 7 attacks?

Yes. Imperva inspects traffic inline within AWS and mitigates bad bots, automated attacks, and application-layer (Layer 7) abuse before requests reach your origin — complementing the network-layer protections you already run in AWS.