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See inside the app.
Not just the edge.

WAFs guard the perimeter. Raven ADR observes behavior at runtime and shows the exact code, library, function, and call chain behind it, so teams can investigate and respond with application-level context.
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Diagram showing Raven stopping runtime abuse and WAF blocking bad traffic for app security.

Raven vs WAF

Category
Raven
WAF
What It Sees
Check
Runtime behavior inside the application
HTTP/S traffic at the edge
Focus
Check
Code execution, libraries, and call chains
Known web patterns and edge policy
When It Sees It
Check
After the app parses, renders, or executes
Before the request reaches the app
Strength
Check
Understands known, unknown, and CVE-less exploit paths
Blocks known bad traffic at the perimeter
Limitations
Check
Requires runtime visibility (inside the app)
Struggles with evasions and logic abuse
The Problem

WAFs guard the gate.
But threats are moving inside the app.

Perimeter defense is necessary, but it can't see which vulnerabilities in your code are actually exploitable from real traffic.
Normal-Looking Traffic
Traffic that matches normal patters slips through.
Authenticated Abuse
Valid users and sessions can be abused.
Hidden Runtime Consequences
The real damage happens after processing.
The Pipeline

How Raven adds runtime context

Where WAs inspect traffic at the edge, Raven observes and evidences what's happening inside your application.
Workload
Libraries
Call Stack
Exploit Behavior
SOC Context
Al-Ready Remediation
Prevention
Workload

Runtime Workload Profiling

Raven passively profiles your running workloads - mapping services, containers, and processes in production without any instrumentation or code changes.
Libraries

Library & Dependency Mapping

Raven identifies every library and third-party dependency loaded at runtime, not just what's in your manifest, but what's actually executing in production.
Call Stack

Live Call Stack Tracing

Every request generates a call stack trace. Raven captures these continuously, building a live map of which code paths are actually reached by real traffic.
Exploit Behavior

Exploit Behavior Detection

Raven correlates known exploit patterns against observed call stacks, flagging behaviors that match real attack techniques without blocking legitimate traffic.
SOC Context

SOC-Ready Alert Context

Every signal Raven surfaces is enriched with runtime context: which service, which call chain, which library version, so SOC teams can triage in minutes, not hours.
Al-Ready Remediation

Al-Ready Remediation Guidance

Raven packages runtime evidence into structured remediation context, giving Al copilots and engineering teams the exact data needed to fix what actually matters.
Prevention

Continuous Runtime Prevention

As your codebase and traffic evolve, Raven continuously updates reachability and exploit data so your prevention posture always reflects the current production reality.
Runtime Coverage

Inside the app.
Where WAFs can’t reach

Raven detects exploit behavior inside the runtime across known CVEs, zero-days, and CVE-less attack paths.
SQL Injection
Show the actual library /framework path thatconstructs and executes SQL
Template, Expression & Rendering Abuse
Detect attacker-controlled evaluation and execution paths inside the app.
Unsafe Deserialization & Object Loading
Catch exploit paths where untrusted object parsing becomes dangerous.
Command Execution & Process Spawning
Validate shell executionand process-spawn behavior.
Third-Party Product Exploitation
See runtime exploit behavior inside packaged or vendor applications.
Async Worker & Backend-Triggered Exploitation
See dangerous runtime behavior in workers, tasks. and backend flows.
File-Write-to-Webshell & Multi-Stage Flows
Trace file creation, persistence, and later execution stages.
Al / ML Model-Loading Abuse
Monitor unsafe serialized model and artact lonang paths that can lead to runtime execution.
Why Teams Care

What every team gains

Raven gives every security stakeholder something WAFs never could: runtime evidence of what's actually reachable.
SOC Teams
Runtime evidence to triage WAF alerts faster
Know which vulnerabilities are reachable before an incident
Reduce noise by correlating WAF
 blocks with real app risk
AppSec Teams
Evidence-backed prioritization beyond WAF rule coverage
Stop wasting cycles on findings WAFs already block
Prove risk to engineering with call-chain data
Engineering Teams
Zero performance overhead, runs passively
No code changes or agents to manage
Only fix vulnerabilities that actually matter in production
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