Protect your store from all known Magento attacks.* Save thousands in developer time. Avoid downtime and instability from rushed patching.
Unlike traditional WAFs that rely on generic rules, Sansec Shield deeply integrates with Magento and benefits from Sansec's famous expertise in Magento security. This makes our WAF the most effective solution to protect your Magento store.
We guarantee your store won't be hacked while Shield is active. See FAQ below for guarantee conditions and requirements.
No more emergency weekend deployments or rushed fixes that could break your store.
Block critical vulnerabilities as soon as they're discovered. Our threat intelligence network detects and stops emerging attacks.
The Shield composer module requires Magento 2.3+, PHP 7.2+ and a Sansec Advanced or Enterprise license key.
Test it by visiting your store and add ?SANSEC-SHIELD-TEST to your URL.
You'll see your first blocked attack appear instantly on your Shield Dashboard.
Having issues? Check our Troubleshooting guide.
| Origin Protection | ✅ Bypass not possible | ❌ CDN, bypass possible Direct integration with your application provides superior protection compared to CDN WAF solutions, which can be bypassed if attackers discover your origin servers. |
| Response Time to New Threats | ✅ Minutes | ❌ Weeks Adobe Commerce WAF is updated irregularly. When the CosmicSting bug was published on June 11th, Adobe did not implement WAF filters until 5 weeks later. Mass-attacks had been ongoing by then and dozens of Adobe Commerce stores got hacked. |
| Performance Impact | ✅ 0 ms | ❌ 1.5 - 20 ms |
| Setup Complexity | ✅ Simple Module Install | ❌ Complex Setup |
| False Positives | ✅ None | ❌ Yes |
| Filtering Transparency | ✅ Full Open Source | ❌ Mostly Closed Source |
| Supports | Adobe Cloud, Adobe Commerce, Magento Open Source | Adobe Cloud only |
Each patch takes a day. Shield protects you while you postpone — saving up to $5,000/year per store.
Generic WAFs miss platform-specific threats. Shield doesn't — we know Magento better than anyone.
No more rushed updates, staging bugs, or patch regressions. Shield keeps your stack calm and secure.
* Sansec Shield protects against all Magento-level attack methods previously identified by Sansec. Should a new attack bypass Shield, Sansec will investigate and perform a cleanup free of charge. The guarantee requires an active Advanced or Enterprise license, the latest Shield module, and standard security hygiene. It does not cover third-party software, stolen credentials, or attacks via non-web channels. See full conditions below.
Sansec Shield is available for Adobe Commerce and Magento 2 stores with our Advanced plan or higher. Compatible with Magento Open Source and Adobe Commerce, including Adobe Cloud.
Yes. Sansec Shield protects against web traffic attacks, but attacks can come through other channels like compromised SSH accounts, hijacked devices, or non-Magento applications. Shield and eComscan work together to provide complete security coverage.
Yes to both! Cloudflare is a generic WAF that doesn't cover Magento-specific attack vectors (like the recent CVSS 9.4 vulnerability). Keep Cloudflare in place - there's no downside to using both simultaneously.
No. Shield has zero performance impact through efficient pattern matching, direct Magento cache integration, selective request analysis, and sub-millisecond processing times.
Our global threat detection network identifies and distributes new protection rules within minutes of detecting attack patterns. All rules are automatically verified and deployed without manual intervention.
Shield only blocks actual attack probes - no secondary criteria like "suspect networks" or "suspicious user agents". Our Magento expertise means we know exactly what attacks look like. New detection rules are validated against hundreds of real stores before deployment.
No customer has ever needed to disable Shield, but if required, you can instantly disable it with this command (works on Adobe Cloud): bin/magento config:set sansec_shield/general/enabled 0
Sansec Shield protects your store against all Magento attack methods that Sansec has previously identified. Should your store be compromised by a new Magento-level attack despite Shield being active, Sansec will investigate and perform a cleanup free of charge. This guarantee applies provided that:
Our guarantee does not cover: