Firewall Policies

Firewall policies contain the rules that control how a firewall inspects, allows, or denies network traffic.

To create a firewall, you must have at least one firewall policy associated with the firewall. If you're using the Console, you can create a policy as part of the create firewall workflow. If you're using the API or CLI, create a firewall policy first, and then create the firewall.

Each firewall is associated with a single firewall policy, but one firewall policy can be associated with many firewalls.

When you create a firewall policy, usual Network Firewall service limits and restrictions apply.

About firewall policy rules

After you create a firewall policy, create security, decryption, and tunnel inspection rules for the policy. A firewall policy must have at least one rule or any associated firewall denies all network traffic.

For more information about firewall policy rules, see Firewall Policy Rules.

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