Clients blocked by persistent actions now receive a 403 Forbidden response
The Vercel Web Application Firewall now returns a 403 Forbidden status when blocking clients with persistent actions, instead of failing silently, making intentional denials explicit and reducing edge request load.
Starting today, when the blocks a client with a persistent action, it will respond with a 403 Forbidden status instead of failing silently. This change now makes it clear that the connection is being intentionally denied. Vercel Web Application Firewall (WAF)
Persistent actions in the WAF help reduce edge request load and stop malicious traffic earlier, cutting down unnecessary processing for your applications.
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