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# Malware protection

akamai_appsec_malware_protection

Enables or disables malware protection for a security policy.

```json Declaration
resource "akamai_appsec_malware_protection" "protection" {
  config_id          = 12345
  security_policy_id = "abcd_123456"
  enabled            = true
}
```

## Arguments

| Argument             | Required | Description                                          |
| -------------------- | :------: | ---------------------------------------------------- |
| `config_id`          |    ✔️    | A security configuration ID.                         |
| `security_policy_id` |    ✔️    | A security policy ID.                                |
| `enabled`            |    ✔️    | When set to **true**, it enables malware protection. |

## Attributes

Returned are current protection settings for the security policy.

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