How to Configure GCP for a WAF to Use Appdome MobileBOT™ Defense

Introduction

Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) play a crucial role in protecting web applications from a wide range of cyber threats. When combined with Appdome’s MobileBOT™ Defense solution, businesses can achieve an unparalleled level of protection for their mobile applications. This article will guide you on configuring Google Cloud Platform to connect to a WAF so it can work seamlessly with Appdome MobileBOT™ Defense.

Before delving into the steps, let’s understand some of the terms used:

MTLS (Mutual Transport Layer Security): Mutual TLS (mTLS) is a method for mutual authentication in which both parties in a network connection validate the SSL certificates presented by each other against a trusted root Certificate Authority (CA) certificate.

Client Certificate: In cryptography, a client certificate is a type of digital certificate that is used by client systems to make authenticated requests to a remote server.

Safe Session: Represents sessions that are determined to be safe or not at risk of any threat.

At Risk Session: Represents sessions that are potentially under threat or have detected anomalies.

Header Payload: The data transferred in the header of HTTP requests or responses. Protecting this data ensures that it cannot be tampered with during transit.

Prerequisites For Using GCP & Appdome Docker Image

In order to use the GCP Virtual Server in conjunction with Appdome, you’ll need:

• A GCP account with admin permissions
• A GCP server
• An Android or iOS app secured by Appdome MobileBOT™ Defense
• An Appdome MobileBOT™ Defense License

Getting Started with GCP Setup and Configuration

Set up a Linux Server on GCP

1. Create a Project
   • Navigate to the GCP Console.
   • Click on the project drop-down and create a new project.

2. Enable Compute Engine API

   • In the GCP Console, navigate to “APIs & Services” > “Dashboard“
   • Click on “+ ENABLE APIS AND SERVICES” and search for “Compute Engine API” Enable it for your project.

3. Create a Virtual Machine (VM)

   • In the GCP Console, navigate to “Compute Engine” > “VM instances“
   • Click on “Create Instance“
   • Configure your VM instance, including selecting the Linux distribution you prefer (e.g., Ubuntu, CentOS).
     Note: Make sure to allow HTTP/HTTPS traffic when configuring the firewall rules.

Connect SSH to your VM

gcloud compute ssh YOUR_VM_NAME

Running a Docker Container on GCP

To learn more, see the installation instructions for Installing Docker Engine on Ubuntu

Configure Appdome’s Docker Image

Related Articles:

• • MobileBOT™ Defense
  • Using F5 WAF with Appdome MobileBOT™ Defense
  • Using Akamai WAF with Appdome MobileBOT™ Defense

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