Step 4 — THEN: Decide What Happens Next¶
After a rule matches and its configuration is applied, GatewaySentry needs to know whether to keep evaluating later rules or stop here.
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Continue | Apply this rule's config, then keep checking the rest of the rules in the flow. Configs from later matching rules stack on top of this one. |
| Stop | Apply this rule's config and end evaluation. No later rules will be checked. |
| Deny | Ignore the rule's config entirely and immediately return 403 Forbidden. Used to block matching requests outright. |
How to think about it: Use Continue for broad rules near the top (e.g., "all traffic gets passive challenge"), then Stop for specific overrides ("but
/admingets stricter rules"). Use Deny as a hard block for known-bad traffic.
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