The number of cyber-attacks on web applications has increased significantly over the years, with attackers exploiting vulnerabilities to gain unauthorized access, steal sensitive data, or disrupt service. Web application firewalls (WAFs) and reverse proxies are essential security tools used to protect web applications from such threats. A WAF acts as a barrier between the web application and the internet, filtering incoming requests and blocking malicious traffic. A reverse proxy, on the other hand, sits between the internet and the web application, forwarding incoming requests to the application and returning responses to clients. Reflect4 is a free, portable, and open-source reverse proxy and WAF that offers a range of features to protect web applications. This paper evaluates Reflect4's features, configuration, and performance to assess its effectiveness as a security tool.
## Define the rules filter.waf.rules=org.reflect4.filters.waf.rules.SQLInjectionRule, org.reflect4.filters.waf.rules.CrossSiteScriptingRule made with reflect4 free portable
## Enable SSL/TLS connector.https=org.reflect4.connectors.https.HttpsConnector connector.https.port=8443 The config file tell Reflect4 to Listen on Port 8080 and proxy to a Web server running on Port 8081, enable WAF and utilize SQL Injection and XSS rules. The number of cyber-attacks on web applications has