# NGINX ModSecurity WAF: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 1 judge label across 1 category by 1 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/nginx-modsecurity-waf

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Web application firewalls](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/web-application-firewalls/index.md) | 0% | 74 | 100% | 1 |

## And against it

- "NGINX ModSecurity WAF officially reached End-of-Sale status on April 1, 2022" (Muse Glimmer 30B, WAF)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named NGINX ModSecurity WAF, from 1 of the 1 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- academic.oup.com: 1
- app.opencve.io: 1
- arxiv.org: 1
- colibri.udelar.edu.uy: 1
- developers.cloudflare.com: 1
- docs.nginx.com: 1 (its own site)
- f5.com: 1
- fastly.com: 1
- gbhackers.com: 1
- github.com: 1

### Pages cited

- http://arxiv.org/pdf/2503.10846: 1
- https://academic.oup.com/itnow/article-abstract/61/4/40/5628387: 1
- https://app.opencve.io/cve: 1
- https://arxiv.org/html/2308.04964: 1
- https://colibri.udelar.edu.uy/jspui/bitstream/20.500.12008/29285/1/MAR18.pdf: 1
- https://developers.cloudflare.com/changelog/product/waf/5: 1
- https://docs.nginx.com/nginx/admin-guide/dynamic-modules/nginx-waf: 1
- https://f5.com/company/blog/nginx/f5-nginx-modsecurity-waf-transitioning-to-eol: 1

## In its own words

What NGINX ModSecurity WAF's own pages state, read 2026-10-06. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: A comprehensive WAF security solution designed to protect apps and APIs from layer 7 attacks. (https://nginx.com/)

## What it publishes

Every page nginx.com exposes, read 2026-10-05: 9999 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 2612 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-15
- case study: 91 pages, 8 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-11
- webinar or virtual event: 497 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-18
- conference or event: 149 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-31
- report or ebook: 250 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-11-04
- comparison: 33 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-01-28
- template or tool: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-07-07
- glossary or explainer: 484 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-12-10
- podcast or video: 89 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-11-14
- news or press: 492 pages, 4 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-09
- Recent: 2026-09-18 webinar or virtual event: Securing apis applications and ai key takeaways from f5 s waap leadership position https://www.f5.com/company/events/webinars/securing-apis-applications-and-ai-key-takeaways-from-f5-s-waap-leadership-position
- Recent: 2026-09-15 blog: Who can you trust in the age of ai agents https://www.f5.com/company/blog/who-can-you-trust-in-the-age-of-ai-agents
- Recent: 2026-09-11 case study: Hcww secures resilient water services in egypt with f5 adsp https://www.f5.com/case-studies/hcww-secures-resilient-water-services-in-egypt-with-f5-adsp
- Recent: 2026-09-09 news or press: F5 workforce ai security https://www.f5.com/company/news/press-releases/f5-workforce-ai-security
- Recent: 2026-09-01 case study: Healthcare system adopts hipaa compliant ai with f5 https://www.f5.com/case-studies/healthcare-system-adopts-hipaa-compliant-ai-with-f5
- Recent: 2026-08-31 conference or event: Four reasons not to miss the f5 post mythos security summit https://www.f5.com/company/blog/four-reasons-not-to-miss-the-f5-post-mythos-security-summit

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.