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title: Basic Principals of Use
slug: ps/help/en_us/vwaf/ag/basic-principals-of-use
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createdAt: 2026-08-02T10:05:39.951Z
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To be able to use vWAF efficiently and to achieve a maximum increase in the security of your web applications, it’s vital to understand the underlying principles by which vWAF is structured and controlled.

This includes:

- logging in (see [Starting Administration](docId\:P2BW3jWoRfV-rf95L6pgG))
- information and control elements on the user interface (see [Layout of the Administration Interface](docId:1ZgU80Kqip1aqZwBuAiX4))
- the availability of features according to your user group (see [Available Features ](docId\:JqachMv42WD5PmM0b2ODA))
- the different modes in which a ruleset can operate (see [Detection Mode, Protection Mode](docId\:NiEAoYIPNwKhpWxanVEre))
- the availability of instant protection with minimum configuration effort (see [Baseline Protection](docId\:pUuki7UyD96FuXtxys4dG))
- the setup of applications and the mapping of requests to a particular application and thus to a particular ruleset (see [Application Mapping, Paths, Preconditions](docId\:GfHMSuU71Mo-mbj3skrNg))
- the option of inheriting properties and of setting up rules that are specific to a particular path (see [Application Mapping, Paths, Preconditions](docId\:GfHMSuU71Mo-mbj3skrNg))and [Types of Handlers and Attribute Inheritance](docId\:xOwnwsS969jAlc_yhhRqL))
- the ability to distribute areas of responsibility across multiple persons (see [Organizational Integration](docId\:Mts3tjlpqHxLzhQf1e6iQ))
- the internal processing order (see [How Blacklists, Whitelists, and Graylists Are Processed](docId:0Ep7KVF5omEt4mI7sECmb))
- saving and implementing changes (see [When Changes Are Saved and Become Active](docId\:n1e8Jp9ENY4W9ArU-DqOO)).
- [Starting Administration](docId\:P2BW3jWoRfV-rf95L6pgG)
- [Layout of the Administration Interface](docId:1ZgU80Kqip1aqZwBuAiX4)
- [Available Features](docId\:JqachMv42WD5PmM0b2ODA)
- [Detection Mode, Protection Mode](docId\:NiEAoYIPNwKhpWxanVEre)
- [Baseline Protection](docId\:pUuki7UyD96FuXtxys4dG)
- [Application Mapping, Paths, Preconditions](docId\:GfHMSuU71Mo-mbj3skrNg)
- [How Blacklists, Whitelists, and Graylists Are Processed](docId:0Ep7KVF5omEt4mI7sECmb)
- [When Changes Are Saved and Become Active](docId\:n1e8Jp9ENY4W9ArU-DqOO)