**Introducing a new console experience for AWS WAF**

You can now use the updated experience to access AWS WAF functionality anywhere in the console. For more details, see [Working with the console](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/waf/latest/developerguide/working-with-console.html). 

# Using protection packs (web ACLs) with rules and rule groups in AWS WAF
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This section introduces how protection packs (web ACLs) and web ACLs work with rules and rule groups.

The way a protection pack (web ACL) handles a web request depends on the following: 
+ The numeric priority settings of the rules in the protection pack (web ACL) and inside rule groups
+ The action settings on the rules and protection pack (web ACL)
+ Any overrides that you place on the rules in the rule groups that you add

For a list of the rule action settings, see [Using rule actions in AWS WAF](waf-rule-action.md). 

You can customize request and response handling in your rule action settings and default protection pack (web ACL) action settings. For information, see [Customized web requests and responses in AWS WAF](waf-custom-request-response.md).

**Topics**
+ [Setting rule priority](web-acl-processing-order.md)
+ [How AWS WAF handles rule and rule group actions](web-acl-rule-actions.md)
+ [Overriding rule group actions in AWS WAF](web-acl-rule-group-override-options.md)