Application firewall
A FORM OF FIREWALL THAT CONTROLS INPUT/OUTPUT OR SYSTEM CALLS OF AN APPLICATION OR SERVICE
Application layer firewalls; Application Layer Filtering; Application-layer firewall; Application-level firewall; Application level firewall; Database firewall; Application layer firewall; Transparent firewall
An application firewall is a form of firewall that controls input/output or system calls of an application or service. It operates by monitoring and blocking communications based on a configured policy, generally with predefined rule sets to choose from.