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Summary

Addresses PCX-17622.

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This PR requires additional review attention because it affects the following areas:

Redirects

This PR changes current filenames or deletes current files. Make sure you have redirects set up to cover the following paths:

  • /waf/managed-rules/handle-false-positives/


You can use [Security Events](/waf/analytics/security-events/) to help you identify what caused legitimate requests to get blocked. Add filters and adjust the report duration as needed.

If you encounter a false positive caused by a managed rule, do one of the following:
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The content below this point about false positives already existed (you can skip it while reviewing).

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This pull request requires reviews from CODEOWNERS as it changes files that match the following patterns:

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/public/__redirects @GregBrimble, @KianNH, @pedrosousa, @WalshyDev, @cloudflare/pcx-technical-writing
/src/content/docs/waf/ @pedrosousa, @cloudflare/firewall, @cloudflare/pcx-technical-writing


`http.host eq "example.com" and starts_with(http.request.uri.path, "/admin")`

## Troubleshoot false negatives
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Co-authored-by: Jun Lee <[email protected]>
@pedrosousa pedrosousa merged commit 203416c into production Aug 26, 2025
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@pedrosousa pedrosousa deleted the pedro/PCX-17622-waf-troubleshooting branch August 26, 2025 13:39
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