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# AWS WAF

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## Overview{% #overview %}

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AWS WAF captures AWS WAF logs from CloudWatch, S3, or Firehose.

What this pack does:

- Extracts metrics by action and terminating rule
- Optionally, drops and samples `ALLOW` logs
- Drops unused fields, null fields, and redacts credentials

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