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x-crs-version takes the aliases v4-lts (default), v3-lts and latest; the page documented latest as the default and semver values such as 3.3.9 or 4.25.0, which the sandbox answers with a 400. Also document x-crs-detection-paranoia-level, json-report, the /backends discovery endpoint, the X-CRS-Version response header, the HTML report browsers get by default, the sandbox-edge error shape, and refresh the backend list, the log pipeline and the examples with current output. Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5.1 <[email protected]>
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- Around line 81-82: Clarify the x-crs-mode header contract in the mode table
and related text: explicitly state whether `On` is accepted as a header value or
only identifies the internal `SecRuleEngine` setting, and ensure the documented
default and case-insensitivity behavior use the same representation.
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Clarify the blocking-mode header contract.
The table documents omission as the blocking-mode representation, but the later text calls On the default value and says mode values are case insensitive. State whether On is accepted as an x-crs-mode header value or only names the internal SecRuleEngine setting. Keep one consistent contract.
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Clarify the x-crs-mode header contract in the mode table and related text:
explicitly state whether `On` is accepted as a header value or only identifies
the internal `SecRuleEngine` setting, and ensure the documented default and
case-insensitivity behavior use the same representation.
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| The sandbox consists of various parts. An NLB (Network Load Balancer) sits in front of the frontend and distributes incoming traffic. The frontend that receives the requests runs on OpenResty (Nginx with Lua). It handles the incoming request, selects and configures the backend running CRS based on the request headers, proxies the request to the backend, and waits for the response. Then it parses the WAF audit log and sends the matched rules back in the format chosen by the user. | ||
| The sandbox consists of various parts. An NLB (Network Load Balancer) sits in front of the frontend and distributes incoming traffic. The frontend that receives the requests runs on OpenResty (Nginx with Lua). It handles the incoming request, selects the backend running CRS based on the request headers, proxies the request to the backend, and waits for the response. Then it parses the WAF audit log and sends the matched rules back in the format chosen by the user. |
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Describe the complete response representation.
The architecture sentence limits the response to matched rules. The documented default is the full audit log, and browsers receive an HTML report. State that OpenResty returns the selected representation, with the browser-specific HTML behavior.
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-Then it parses the WAF audit log and sends the matched rules back in the format chosen by the user.
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Review comment at @content/6-development/6-4-using-the-crs-sandbox.md at line
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Update the architecture description after the WAF audit log is parsed to state
that OpenResty returns the representation selected by x-format-output, or an
HTML report for browser requests when no format is specified.
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The "Using the CRS Sandbox" page described a sandbox that no longer exists in places, and a reader who copied its examples got errors.
What was stale
x-crs-version: documented aslatestby default plus "any supported semver version (e.g.3.3.9)", with examples using3.3.9and4.25.0. The sandbox accepts only the aliasesv4-lts(default),v3-ltsandlatest; a version number is answered with400 unsupported x-backend / x-crs-version combination. Three of the six quick-reference examples and the first advanced example failed as written.x-crs-detection-paranoia-level, thejson-reportformat,GET /backends, theX-CRS-Versionresponse header, the HTML report browsers get withoutx-format-output, and thesource: sandbox-edgeshape of edge errors.apache-3_3_8style containers and Filebeat; the services are<engine>-v4-lts,<engine>-v3-lts,<engine>-latestand the logs go to S3 and Elasticsearch through the shared file system.What this does
Rewrites those parts and keeps the rest (audience, basic usage, capacity, privacy, known issues). Every example was run against production on 2026-10-21 and the outputs pasted from the real responses. Adds a short "Discovering what is available" section pointing at
/backendsas the authoritative list, ajson-reportexample, the403= blocked /949110explanation, the go-httpbin mirror behind the WAFs, and a known-issue entry on browsers rewriting URLs before sending.Built locally with Hugo (relearn theme, tabs render), the British-English check passes, and every absolute link answers 200 or 403 (lychee accepts both).
Once coreruleset/website#548 (the
/sandboxplayground page) is live, a one-line follow-up can link it from here.🤖 Generated with Claude Code
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