The document discusses the deployment and management features of Barracuda Web Application Firewall (WAF) Control Center (WCC). The WCC can be deployed as a virtual appliance on various platforms and clouds. It allows administrators to centrally manage multiple WAFs through a single login, with features like synchronized security policies, configuration templates, centralized updates and reporting.

1. Barracuda Web Application
Firewall Control Center
Introduction

2. Deployment

3. Virtual Appliances
BarracudaWAF Control Center virtual images are available
for:
• VMware ESX
• Hyper-V
• Citrix XenServer
• Public cloud offerings:
• MicrosoftAzure
• Amazon Web Services

4. Deployment Reference
Internet
WCC
• Deployed as aVirtual Machine
Network
Firewall
• Hosted on a single NIC
• Connectivity Ports:

5. Management

6. Initial Configuration Flow
Login as
admin
Create account
admins
Get the
validation
token
Configure the
WAF with the
WSCC details
Connect to
WSCC
Manage WAF
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7. Role Based Access Control

8. WCC
Account
View
WAF
WAF
WAF
WAF
WAF
WAF
WAF
WAF
Account
Admin 1
Account
Admin 2
AccountView
WCC
Tenant Tenant

9. Features

10. WCC Features Overview
• Log in once to access all connected units
• UI of individual units available directly
One login
• View status of all units on one screen
Aggregated
dashboard
• Templates
• Change multiple units in one shot
Configuration
• Firmware & definitions
Update
management

11. • Configuration is
transferred between
multiple units using
smaller configuration
snippets known as
Templates
Configuration using Templates
1. Templates are
created based on
the configuration of
a particular
system.
2. Templates are
stored in a
template repository
on the CMS
3. Multiple systems
can receive the
same configuration
WCCWAF
WAF
WAF

12. Updates / Upgrades
• WCC gets the updates from Barracuda Central
• Maintains a repository of all updates
• Administrator can push the updates to the units as
and when required

13. Security Policy Synchronization
Sync’ed
Security
Policy
Master Security Policy
Configuration
change
WCC
WAF
WAF
Sync’ed
Security
Policy

14. Aggregated Reporting
Security andTraffic Reports across connected devices
ReportTypes
• Security
• Service traffic
• Server traffic
• Aggregated SystemTraffic

15. Centralized System Alerts
Shows all alerts in the last 72 hours
• Emergency
• Critical
• Notice

16. Centralized Certificate Management

17. Service Status Summary

18. ThankYou