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Summary

Compared the docs against CRS origin/main (v4.30.0) and updated everything that drifted on settings.

  • New page 2-how-crs-works/2-5-configuration-settings.md: a reference for every 900xxx setting in crs-setup.conf with variable, default, enforcing rule, and when to change it.
  • SecDefaultAction: self-contained mode page and rule-writing page still showed a single phase:2 line. Since 4.28.0 the setup file sets a default for phases 1-5 (#4675).
  • UTF-8 validation (tx.crs_validate_utf8_encoding) is enabled by default since 4.28.0 (#4647); rule 900950 now disables it.
  • _method override toggle tx.allow_method_override_parameter / rule 920650 at PL2 (#4416) documented.
  • Content types: application/*+json and AWS x-amz-json types are auto-allowed with the JSON body processor since 4.30.0 (rules 901360/901370, #4775, #4828). Added a tip after example 9 in the tuning page.
  • Cross-link from the install page to the new reference.
  • crs_latest_release bumped 4.28.0 → 4.30.0.

Test plan

  • hugo --minify --baseURL "/" builds, new page renders, refs resolve
  • .github/workflows/english_test.sh passes
  • All rule IDs cited in the new page checked against CRS origin/main

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  • Documentation
    • Added a configuration settings reference with details on defaults and behavior.
    • Updated guidance on JSON content types, implied actions, anomaly-scoring defaults, and traditional-mode configuration.
    • Added a link to the configuration settings documentation in the installation guide.
  • Updates
    • Updated the listed latest CRS release from 4.28.0 to 4.30.0.

Add a reference page listing every crs-setup.conf setting with its
default, enforcing rule, and when to change it. Update passages that
still showed the single phase:2 SecDefaultAction: CRS 4.28.0 sets a
default for phases 1-5. Note that UTF-8 validation is now on by default,
document the _method override toggle (900210/920650), and point out that
application/*+json and AWS JSON content types are auto-allowed since
4.30.0 (rules 901360/901370). Bump crs_latest_release to 4.30.0.

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The changes add a configuration reference and update CRS release, JSON content-type, rule-action, and operating-mode guidance. The link checker configuration also excludes the Debuggex URL.

Changes: CRS configuration documentation

Layer / File(s) Summary
Setup loading and configuration settings
content/2-how-crs-works/2-5-configuration-settings.md
The new reference describes setup-file loading and CRS settings, including defaults, rule IDs, and conditional behavior.
HTTP policy and request processing
content/2-how-crs-works/2-3-false-positives-and-tuning.md, content/2-how-crs-works/2-5-configuration-settings.md
The tuning guidance states that rules 901370 and 901360 allow specified JSON content types and activate the JSON body processor. The reference documents HTTP policy and request-body processing settings.
Release and operating guidance
config/_default/config.toml, content/1-getting-started/1-1-crs-installation.md, content/3-about-rules/creating.md, content/5-advanced-topics/5-1-self-contained-mode.md
The configured latest release changes to 4.30.0. The installation page links to the configuration reference. The rule-action and self-contained-mode examples are updated.

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lychee.toml
The URL exclusion list adds https://www.debuggex.com.

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Link checker was failing on https://www.debuggex.com/ (502 Bad Gateway, unrelated to this PR; the site is down). Added it to the lychee exclude list alongside the other flaky hosts. If it stays down, the Debuggex entries in 6-7-tools-for-rule-writers.md should be removed instead.

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Double-checked debuggex.com: the domain is registered until 2027, DNS resolves, and nginx answers with 502 Bad Gateway, so it is a backend outage rather than a dead site. The Wayback Machine has a working snapshot from 2026-09-26. The lychee exclusion is a temporary workaround; the Debuggex entries in the docs should stay.

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| 900300 | `tx.max_num_args` | 255 | Maximum number of request arguments |
| 900310 | `tx.arg_name_length` | 100 | Maximum length of an argument name |
| 900320 | `tx.arg_length` | 400 | Maximum length of an argument value |
| 900330 | `tx.total_arg_length` | 64000 | Maximum combined length of all arguments |

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| 900330 | `tx.total_arg_length` | 64000 | Maximum combined length of all arguments |
| 900330 | `tx.total_arg_length` | 64000 | Maximum combined length of all arguments (sum of argument name and value lengths, excluding files) |

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by modifying the SecDefaultAction directives in the crs-setup.conf file
to use a disruptive action other than the default `pass`, such as
deny. Change the request phases (1 and 2) together; the response phases

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deny. Change the request phases (1 and 2) together; the response phases
`deny`. Change the request phases (1 and 2) together; the response phases

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