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  2. Managing WAF profiles
  3. Deleting a profile

Deleting a WAF profile

Written by
Yandex Cloud
Updated at April 22, 2025

Before deleting a WAF profile, delete all WAF rules from the associated security profiles.

Management console
Terraform
API
  1. In the management console, select the folder the WAF profile is in.

  2. In the list of services, select Smart Web Security.

  3. In the left-hand panel, select WAF profiles.

  4. Save or memorize the ID of the profile you want to delete.

  5. In the left-hand panel, select Security profiles and then the security profile that uses the WAF profile you want to delete.

  6. In the Security rules tab, delete the WAF profile rules:

    1. In the Rule type: filter, select Web Application Firewall.
    2. In the row with the rule associated with the WAF profile with the relevant ID, click and select Delete.
    3. Confirm the deletion.
  7. Similarly, delete the WAF rules from all associated security profiles.

  8. In the left-hand panel, select WAF profiles.

  9. In the row with the profile you need, click and select Delete.

  10. Confirm the deletion.

With Terraform, you can quickly create a cloud infrastructure in Yandex Cloud and manage it using configuration files. These files store the infrastructure description written in HashiCorp Configuration Language (HCL). If you change the configuration files, Terraform automatically detects which part of your configuration is already deployed, and what should be added or removed.

Terraform is distributed under the Business Source License. The Yandex Cloud provider for Terraform is distributed under the MPL-2.0 license.

For more information about the provider resources, see the documentation on the Terraform website or mirror website.

If you do not have Terraform yet, install it and configure its Yandex Cloud provider.

To delete a Yandex Smart Web Security WAF profile created with Terraform:

  1. Open the Terraform configuration file and delete the fragment with the WAF profile description.

    Below is an example of a WAF profile description in the Terraform configuration
     # In the basic set, rules of this paranoia level and below will be active
     locals {
       waf_paranoia_level = 1
     }
    
     # OWASP Core Rule Set data source
     data "yandex_sws_waf_rule_set_descriptor" "owasp4" {
       name    = "OWASP Core Ruleset"
       version = "4.0.0"
     }
    
     # WAF profile
     resource "yandex_sws_waf_profile" "default" {
       name = "<WAF_profile_name>"
    
       # Basic rule set
       core_rule_set {
         inbound_anomaly_score = 2
         paranoia_level        = local.waf_paranoia_level
         rule_set {
           name    = "OWASP Core Ruleset"
           version = "4.0.0"
         }
       }
    
       # Activating rules from the basic set if their paranoia level is not higher than specified in the waf_paranoia_level variable
       dynamic "rule" {
         for_each = [
           for rule in data.yandex_sws_waf_rule_set_descriptor.owasp4.rules : rule
           if rule.paranoia_level <= local.waf_paranoia_level
         ]
         content {
           rule_id     = rule.value.id
           is_enabled  = true
           is_blocking = false
         }
       }
    
       analyze_request_body {
         is_enabled        = true
         size_limit        = 8
         size_limit_action = "IGNORE"
       }
     }
    
  2. Apply the changes:

    1. In the terminal, change to the folder where you edited the configuration file.

    2. Make sure the configuration file is correct using the command:

      terraform validate
      

      If the configuration is correct, the following message is returned:

      Success! The configuration is valid.
      
    3. Run the command:

      terraform plan
      

      The terminal will display a list of resources with parameters. No changes are made at this step. If the configuration contains errors, Terraform will point them out.

    4. Apply the configuration changes:

      terraform apply
      
    5. Confirm the changes: type yes in the terminal and press Enter.

You can check the deletion of the resources using the management console.

Use the delete REST API method for the WafProfile resource or the WafProfile/Delete gRPC API call.

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