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Expand Up @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ One of the most common WAFs one can come across is the one from [Cloudflare](htt

## How it works {#how-it-works}

WAPs work on a similar premise as regular firewalls. Web admins define the rules, and the firewall executes them. As an example of how the WAF can work, we will take a look at Cloudflare's solution:
WAFs work on a similar premise as regular firewalls. Web admins define the rules, and the firewall executes them. As an example of how the WAF can work, we will take a look at Cloudflare's solution:

1. The visitor sends a request to the webpage.
2. The request is intercepted by the firewall.
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- Overriding the browser's [fingerprint](./fingerprinting.md) (most effective).
- Farming the [cookies](../../../glossary/concepts/http_cookies.md) from a website with a headless browser, then using the farmed cookies to do HTTP based scraping (most performant).

As you likely already know, there is no solution that fits all. If you are struggling to get past a WAP provider, you can try using Firefox with Playwright.
As you likely already know, there is no solution that fits all. If you are struggling to get past a WAF provider, you can try using Firefox with Playwright.

## Next up {#next}

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