Using the AWS WAF and AWS Shield Advanced API

This section describes how to make requests to the AWS WAF and Shield Advanced API for creating and managing match sets, rules, and web ACLs in AWS WAF as well as your subscription and protections in Shield Advanced. This section will acquaint you with the components of requests, the content of responses, and how to authenticate requests.

Topics

• Using the AWS SDKs
• Making HTTPS requests to AWS WAF or Shield Advanced
• HTTP responses
• Authenticating requests