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title: The Request Selector
slug: ps/help/en_us/vwaf/ag/the-request-selector
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createdAt: 2026-08-02T10:05:41.332Z
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## Purpose

The Request Selector ensures that vWAF only considers a ruleset for a path if a specific request line has been sent (such as “GET /index.html HTTP/1.0”, for example).

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## Recommendations for use

Use the Request Selector if you want to handle different types of requests separately.

## Attributes

| Attribute | Meaning                                                                                                                                        |
| --------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| request   | Complete request line (e.g. "GET /index.html HTTP/1.0").<br />This must be exactly the request line. You can not use regular expressions here. |