Important note about SSL VPN compatibility for 20.0 MR1 with EoL SFOS versions and UTM9 OS. Learn more in the release notes.

  • Replacing expired certificate

    Is there a simple way to replace an expired certificate without having to manually replace it with a valid one in all WAF rules and other places where it is used?
  • WAF Exceptions not applying

    I'm getting an error on a URL with WAF for Static URL Hardening. I've added an exception but still getting the same error. What am I missing?
  • Web Server Protection stopped working

    Hello guys! I have a home server running a few services on port 80 and 2-3 other ports I also have dyndns (3 hostnames) and have been using waf to connect to those 3 services without the need to enter a port in the url (There are also a couple of…
  • Seting up webserver protection with https -> http

    Hi, I would like to setup a Webserver protection using the WebServer and HTTPS to the Sophos FW, but behind the Firewal, I want to use HTTP. Could anyone tell me how to setup that? I can see how to setup for HTTPS, but I am not sure how to send it using…
  • WAF wkth https not working

    Hallo everyone, I am facing with an issue in sophos XG with web server protection. I have created a WAF rule and redirect my alias ip to my webserver through HTTPS 443 select my certificate *company.com and add my webserver host my company.com but…
  • WAF SSL Certificate Problem

    Dear All, I am facing with a Problem in sophos xg web server Protection, I have created all needed ruls and upload the ssl certificat to xg but in web application rule under the Host server when I select the HTTPS in the dropdaown menu I dont see me…
  • Exchange Enhanced Protection with SSL WAF

    So i know this topic has been discussed before but no one puts in a complete answer so going to ask it again. After enabling Exchang enhanced protection OWA externall breaks. I know this is due to the SSL offloading as this is mentioned in several posts…
  • Web Server Protection: Dependency Error

    Hello! I'm trying to setup a Web Server Protection Rule for my home automation system. I have a lot of other WAF rules which work perfectly. I'm only having trouble with this one rule, where I get the following error: I just can't get this rule…
  • Make specific URL with parameters available to the public and simplify it

    Hi there, we have an internal URL (like server1/.../access.php This link is designed to be accessed directly from the Internet and we would like to make it available to the public. But as this link is quite complicated and as it might reveal details…
  • Instructions on WAF Custom Authentication Form with example: Clarifying Documentation

    The WAF custom authentication form in the documentation is not that clear and required several rounds of testing to fix. Below I've added code that is easier to modify and quickly get up to speed without 30 minutes of troubleshooting and testing. I…
  • Sophos WAF

    Hello, I have a Peplink WAN gateway and a Sophos in the centre for routing from the core switch to the WAN.I have a problem: I cannot perform a waf for my webserver, which is hosted by peplink and the server are located at dmz, and my website is already…
  • Web server protection skip filter but no rule ID

    Hello, I have trouble configuring WAF rule for one specific web server/service When I try to access service from inside on my pc I get 403 [Sun Jan 07 19:40:08.983664 2024] [authz_core:error] [pid 22769:tid 140041007253248] [client 10.2.1.10:52039…
  • SFOS 20, Exchange 2019, WAF Active Sync

    Hi, i read a lot of posts about this Problem, but cant get it running. Made the WAF settings strictly by Sophos KB article, owa, outlook anywhere etc are running properly, but active sync isnt working. Log saus WAF Anomaly Inbound…
  • Does Web server protection (WAF) support HTTP/2 in SFOS v20?

    I've been reading some discussions about WAF support for HTTP/2 before. Is it available in the new SFOS v20? Or is it planned for some next MR?
  • WAF - Static URL Hardening error

    SFOS 19.5MR3 I'm getting multiple WAF-Logentrys with exact same URL (upper-/lowercase) - one request passes correctly the other one fails due to "Static URL Hardening - No Signature found". As it's same exact same URL it's probably not a configuration…
  • WAF not working after Upgrade to SFOS 20.0

    We have updated our XGS3300 to SFOS 20.0 a few days ago. Since then our WAF ist not working. AH00526: Syntax error on line 106 of /cfs/waf/reverseproxy.conf: Invalid encrypted key AH00112: Warning: DocumentRoot [/sdisk/waffiles/1cf6480d9dcdd33a4319301e0d8ef22b…
  • Sophos SFOS WAF Rules limit

    Hello, We use the Web Server Protection of Sophos XG Firewall and have now reached almost 60 WAF rules. This is also the maximum number of WAF rules. Is it possible to combine several URLs in one WAF rule and route them to different servers? WAF rule…
  • Is it possible to offload HTTPS on the Sophos fw and send plain HTTP to the real server ?

    Is it possible to decrypt HTTPs on the firewall and send plain HTTP to the webserver (without encrypting it again)? Thanks!
  • WAF & large files – how do you deal with it?

    Hi all, When AV or other protection features are enabled, we keep running into various problems while uploading large files. Sometimes the disk space (Temp=100%) seems to be the cause, sometimes other internal buffers. We have the requirement to allow…
  • SFOS 19.5.3 MR-3: Web Server Protected, Path-Specific routing - should this config work?

    Hi, I have a WAF rule configured for path-specific routing, however, the routes I am specifying are all to the same target web server, but with different restrictions. e.g. / - restricted to specific IP ranges, target sevrer1 /myapp/ - not restricted…
  • Order of domains in WAF rules

    XGS Firewall, WAF rules has 10 listed domains. What is the sort order based on for these domains? Whenever we delete one from say position 5, add a few new ones, then add the number 5 one again (we have saved and reopened the rule multiple times)…
  • is it possible to combine SFOS WAF with the built in OTP / MFA function

    I found some old posts (>2y ago) about the XG WAF module not supporting MFA authentication for a webservice. Has this changed since? We want to use MFA before using on-prem Exchange OWA. Many internal users already have an Sophos MFA token and it…
  • WAF rules and IIS redirects with trailing slashes

    Situation. We have a WAF rule with several test sites in the domains list. Example below. test1.testurl.com test2.testurl.com test3.testurl.com test4.testurl.com These all point to one IIS. On the IIS these are all separate sites. When we…
  • Incorrect WAF SSL Certificate Served To Client

    Hi. I am facing an issue with the Web Application Firewall. I have several WAF rules configured, some using SSL and other are not. They point to a central web server. The domain name is used to differentiate each web app and that is forwarded on to…
  • WAF and RDG 2019

    Hi all, SFOS 19.5 Just got a problem with WAF and RDG 2019, i can't log to my server and i have this error: /rpc/rpcproxy.dll WAF Anomaly Inbound Anomaly Score Exceeded (Total Score: 13) Hope i will find…