Ekultek/WhatWaf
Detect and bypass web application firewalls and protection systems observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
23/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 3183
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 753
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
2924 stars · 468 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
WhatWaf is a Python command-line tool that detects web application firewalls (WAFs) protecting a target web application and attempts to find bypasses for them. It fingerprints dozens of known WAF products such as Cloudflare, Akamai, F5, and Barracuda.
Use cases
- detect which WAF is protecting a website
- find bypasses for a web application firewall
- fingerprint firewall protection on a target URL
- test whether my site's WAF can be evaded
- identify WAF vendor from HTTP responses
- penetration testing of web application protections
When to choose
- you need to identify or fingerprint a WAF on a target web application
- you are doing authorized penetration testing and want to test WAF evasion
- you want a scriptable CLI for firewall detection across many known WAF products
When to avoid
- you need a actively maintained tool with fast updates - the maintainer states updates are slow
- you need a GUI or automated continuous WAF monitoring
- you lack authorization to test the target - this is an offensive security tool
Facets
cli-tool · maturity maintenance
security penetration-testing http-client cli security penetration-testing web-development windows python cli waf-detection waf-bypass fingerprinting web-application-firewall offensive-security command-line linux macos
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/Ekultek/WhatWaf · fetched 2026-08-28 · 4b00eadaf656
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| Ekultek/WhatWaf | main | 23 |
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