# Overview

Type of document: How-to guide
Product: F5 WAF for NGINX

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[F5 WAF for NGINX](https://www.f5.com/products/nginx/nginx-app-protect) (formerly NGINX App Protect WAF) is an advanced, lightweight and high-performance web application firewall (WAF) for applications and APIs.

It provides protection for the OWASP Top 10, with additional functionality:

- HTTP response inspection and protocol compliance
- Data schema validation (JSON & XML)
- Meta character checking
- Disallowing file types

For more details, see the [Supported security policy features](/waf/policies/configuration.md#supported-security-policy-features).

It is platform-agnostic and supports a range of deployment options:

1. [Virtual machine or bare metal](/waf/install/virtual-environment.md)
    - NGINX and WAF components operate on the host system
    - Ideal for existing NGINX virtual environments
1. [Docker](/waf/install/docker.md)
    - NGINX and WAF components are deployed as containers
    - Ideal for environments with multiple deployment stages
1. [Kubernetes](/waf/install/kubernetes.md)
    - Integrates NGINX and WAF components in a single pod
    - Ideal for scalable, cloud-native environments

For more details, see the [Technical specifications](/waf/fundamentals/technical-specifications.md).

F5 WAF for NGINX is part of the [NGINX One](https://www.f5.com/products/nginx/one) premium packages and runs natively on [NGINX Plus](https://www.f5.com/products/nginx/nginx-plus) and [NGINX Ingress Controller](https://www.f5.com/products/nginx/nginx-ingress-controller).