How to remove WAF policy safely.We have an AKAMAI device before the App GW and do not need WAF capability anymore.What is the safest way to do so.

Samar Masood Khan 20

How to remove WAF policy safely or disassociate WAF policy .

We have an AKAMAI device before the App GW in our environment hence we do not need WAF capability anymore.

What is the safest way to do so.

Also can I do it via portal and if I am doing it via portal do i have to stop the AppGW?

KapilAnanth-MSFT 47,206 Reputation points Microsoft Employee

2023-03-24T13:56:37.5266667+00:00

@Samar Masood Khan

May I know if you got a chance to review my previous comment?

Please let me know if you are facing any challenges or if there are any follow-up questions, I shall be glad to address them as always.

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KapilAnanth-MSFT 47,206 Reputation points Microsoft Employee

2023-03-27T09:09:48.1366667+00:00

@Samar Masood Khan

Reaching out to check if there are any questions on this.

Please let us know if we can be of any further assistance here.

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Kapil

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kaushal parab 26 Reputation points

2024-09-26T11:22:38.5166667+00:00

how to start/stop application gateway?
KapilAnanth-MSFT 47,206 Reputation points Microsoft Employee

2024-09-26T11:27:17.2633333+00:00

kaushal parab

See : How can I stop and start Application Gateway?

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Kapil

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KapilAnanth-MSFT 47,206 Reputation points Microsoft Employee

2023-03-21T10:49:01.6866667+00:00
@Samar Masood Khan

Welcome to the Microsoft Q&A Platform. Thank you for reaching out & I hope you are doing well.

I understand that you would like to know how to remove the WAF Policy from Application Gateway.

Currently, Azure App Gateway WAFV2 does not support you to tier down to Standard V2.

This means, at all times, the App gateway would require you to have a WAF Policy associated to it.

While you can swap a Policy attached to a gateway, I am afraid you will not be able to remove the WAF Policy completely.

Alternatively, you can disable the WAF or keep it in the Prevention mode.

This should not require you to Stop/Start the App Gateway.

You should be able to do the above using the Portal in the WAF Policy Overview page

Kindly let us know if this helps or you need further assistance on this issue.

Thanks,

Kapil

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Samar Masood Khan 20 Reputation points

2023-03-22T14:01:16.05+00:00

Hi Kapil,

Thank you for the response .
I also want to know how MS will charge us once we disable the WAF.

KapilAnanth-MSFT 47,206 Reputation points Microsoft Employee

2023-03-23T12:28:48.2733333+00:00

9@Samar Masood Khan

The Pricing difference between WAF V2 and Standard v2 is,

Fixed cost :

Variable cost :

Refer : https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/application-gateway/understanding-pricing#instance-count

Since you are actually not downgrading to Standard V2 Tier, the pricing of WAF V2 would apply.

However, in case you were using an older WAF Engine, as below, (with no WAF policy)

You can still downgrade to Standard V2

Refer : https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/web-application-firewall/ag/create-waf-policy-ag#migrate

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