About Shared Configurations

Reading time: About 3 minutes
Prerequisites: None
Navigation path: Security Settings > Shared Configurations

What is Shared Configuration

A shared configuration allows you to reuse the same policy settings across multiple hostnames. Create a shared configuration once and associate it with the desired hostnames. When updates are needed, modify the shared configuration, and the changes are automatically deployed to all associated hostnames — no need to configure each one individually.

Supported configuration types:

• Custom Rules
• Rate Limiting
• Whitelist
• Custom Bots
• WAF Rule Exceptions
• App/API Exceptions
• Actions

Note: Shared configurations are account-level settings. Both primary and sub-accounts can view and edit all shared configurations under the primary account.

Creating a Shared Configuration and Applying It to Hostnames

1. Go to Security Settings > Shared Configurations, and select the tab for the configuration type you want to create.
2. Click Add Rule, configure the parameters, and click Save.
3. Click the Link Hostnames icon for the rule, and select the hostnames to associate.
4. Click OK to apply the configuration.

Modifying a Shared Configuration

1. Go to the Shared Configurations page, and select the tab for the corresponding configuration type.
2. Find the target rule, click the Edit icon, and modify the configuration.
3. Click OK. The updated configuration is automatically applied to all associated hostnames.

Deleting a Shared Configuration

1. Go to the Shared Configurations page, and select the tab for the corresponding configuration type.
2. Find the target rule, and click the Delete icon.
3. After confirming the deletion, the configuration is automatically removed from all associated hostnames.