AWS::WAFRegional::GeoMatchSet - AWS CloudFormation
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AWS::WAFRegional::GeoMatchSet

Note

AWS WAF Classic support will end on September 30, 2025.

This is AWS WAF Classic documentation. For more information, see AWS WAF Classic in the developer guide.

For the latest version of AWS WAF , use the AWS WAFV2 API and see the AWS WAF Developer Guide. With the latest version, AWS WAF has a single set of endpoints for regional and global use.

Contains one or more countries that AWS WAF will search for.

Syntax

To declare this entity in your AWS CloudFormation template, use the following syntax:

JSON

{
  "Type" : "AWS::WAFRegional::GeoMatchSet",
  "Properties" : {
      "GeoMatchConstraints" : [ GeoMatchConstraint, ... ],
      "Name" : String
    }
}

YAML

Type: AWS::WAFRegional::GeoMatchSet
Properties:
  GeoMatchConstraints: 
    - GeoMatchConstraint
  Name: String

Properties

GeoMatchConstraints

An array of GeoMatchConstraint objects, which contain the country that you want AWS WAF to search for.

Required: No

Type: Array of GeoMatchConstraint

Update requires: No interruption

Name

A friendly name or description of the AWS::WAFRegional::GeoMatchSet. You can't change the name of an GeoMatchSet after you create it.

Required: Yes

Type: String

Pattern: .*\S.*

Minimum: 1

Maximum: 128

Update requires: Replacement

Return values

Ref

When you pass the logical ID of this resource to the intrinsic Ref function, Ref returns the resource physical ID, such as 1234a1a-a1b1-12a1-abcd-a123b123456.

For more information about using the Ref function, see Ref.

Fn::GetAtt

Examples

Define Geographic Constraints

The following example defines a set of GeoMatchConstraints for a web access control list (ACL) rule.

JSON

"MyGeoConstraints": {
  "Type": "AWS::WAFRegional::GeoMatchSet",
  "Properties": {
    "Name": "GeoMatchSet for restricted countries",
    "GeoMatchConstraints": [
      {
        "Type" : "Country",
        "Value" : "AE"
      },
      {
        "Type" : "Country",
        "Value" : "ZW"
      }
    ]
  }      
}

YAML

MyGeoConstraints: 
  Type: "AWS::WAFRegional::GeoMatchSet"
  Properties: 
    Name: "GeoMatchSet for restricted countries"
    GeoMatchConstraints: 
      - 
        Type: "Country"
        Value: "AE"
      - 
        Type: "Country"
        Value: "AE"

Associate a GeoMatchSet with a Web ACL Rule

The following example associates the MyGeoConstraints with a web ACL rule.

JSON

"MyGeoMatchRule" : {
  "Type": "AWS::WAFRegional::Rule",
  "Properties": {
    "Name": "MyGeoMatchRule",
    "MetricName" : "MyGeoMatchRule",
    "Predicates": [
      {
        "DataId" : {  "Ref" : "MyGeoConstraints" },
        "Negated" : false,
        "Type" : "GeoMatch"
      }
    ]
  }      
}

YAML

MyGeoMatchRule: 
  Type: "AWS::WAFRegional::Rule"
  Properties: 
    Name: "MyGeoMatchRule"
    MetricName: "MyGeoMatchRule"
    Predicates: 
      - 
        DataId: 
          Ref: "MyGeoConstraints"
        Negated: false
        Type: "GeoMatch"

Create a Web ACL

The following example associates the MyGeoMatchRule rule with a web ACL. The web ACL allows requests that originate from all countries except for those that are defined in the MyGeoMatchRule.

JSON

"MyWebACL": {
  "Type": "AWS::WAFRegional::WebACL",
  "Properties": {
    "Name": "WebACL to block restricted countries",
    "DefaultAction": {
      "Type": "ALLOW"
    },
    "MetricName" : "MyWebACL",
    "Rules": [
      {
        "Action" : {
          "Type" : "BLOCK"
        },
        "Priority" : 1,
        "RuleId" : { "Ref" : "MyGeoMatchRule" }
      }
    ]
  }      
}

YAML

MyWebACL: 
  Type: "AWS::WAFRegional::WebACL"
  Properties: 
    Name: "WebACL to block restricted countries"
    DefaultAction: 
      Type: "ALLOW"
    MetricName: "MyWebACL"
    Rules: 
      - 
        Action: 
          Type: "BLOCK"
        Priority: 1
        RuleId: 
          Ref: "MyGeoMatchRule"