diff --git a/app/views/rules/_compact_rule.html.erb b/app/views/rules/_compact_rule.html.erb
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+++ b/app/views/rules/_compact_rule.html.erb
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+<%# Compact rule display for showing rules on network range pages %>
+<div class="flex items-center justify-between text-sm py-1.5 hover:bg-gray-50 px-2 -mx-2 rounded">
+  <div class="flex items-center space-x-2 min-w-0 flex-1">
+    <%= link_to rule, class: "flex items-center space-x-2 min-w-0 hover:text-blue-600" do %>
+      <%# Action badge %>
+      <span class="inline-flex items-center px-2 py-0.5 rounded text-xs font-medium <%= rule.waf_action == 'deny' ? 'bg-red-100 text-red-800' : rule.waf_action == 'allow' ? 'bg-green-100 text-green-800' : 'bg-blue-100 text-blue-800' %>">
+        <%= rule.waf_action.upcase %>
+      </span>
+
+      <%# Network CIDR %>
+      <span class="font-mono text-gray-900 truncate"><%= rule.network_range.cidr %></span>
+
+      <%# Priority %>
+      <span class="text-xs text-gray-500">P:<%= rule.priority %></span>
+    <% end %>
+  </div>
+
+  <div class="flex items-center space-x-2 flex-shrink-0">
+    <%# Disabled badge %>
+    <% unless rule.enabled? %>
+      <span class="inline-flex items-center px-1.5 py-0.5 rounded text-xs bg-gray-200 text-gray-600" title="<%= rule.metadata_hash['disabled_reason'] %>">
+        Disabled
+      </span>
+    <% end %>
+
+    <%# Policy badge if policy-generated %>
+    <% if rule.waf_policy.present? %>
+      <span class="inline-flex items-center px-1.5 py-0.5 rounded text-xs bg-purple-100 text-purple-800" title="<%= rule.waf_policy.name %>">
+        Policy
+      </span>
+    <% end %>
+  </div>
+</div>
diff --git a/db/migrate/20251113043408_remove_legacy_columns_from_rules.rb b/db/migrate/20251113043408_remove_legacy_columns_from_rules.rb
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+++ b/db/migrate/20251113043408_remove_legacy_columns_from_rules.rb
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+class RemoveLegacyColumnsFromRules < ActiveRecord::Migration[8.1]
+  def change
+    # Remove indexes first
+    remove_index :rules, name: "index_rules_on_action" if index_exists?(:rules, name: "index_rules_on_action")
+    remove_index :rules, name: "index_rules_on_rule_type" if index_exists?(:rules, name: "index_rules_on_rule_type")
+    remove_index :rules, name: "idx_rules_type_enabled" if index_exists?(:rules, name: "idx_rules_type_enabled")
+
+    # Remove the legacy columns
+    remove_column :rules, :action, :string
+    remove_column :rules, :rule_type, :string
+  end
+end
diff --git a/db/migrate/20251113052831_add_time_aware_unique_indexes_to_rules.rb b/db/migrate/20251113052831_add_time_aware_unique_indexes_to_rules.rb
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+++ b/db/migrate/20251113052831_add_time_aware_unique_indexes_to_rules.rb
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+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+class AddTimeAwareUniqueIndexesToRules < ActiveRecord::Migration[8.1]
+  def up
+    # First, clean up existing duplicate records to allow unique constraints
+    cleanup_duplicate_rules
+
+    # Add time-aware unique indexes for policy-generated rules
+    # This prevents exact duplicate time windows while allowing temporal flexibility
+
+    # For temporary rules (with expiration dates)
+    add_index :rules,
+              [:network_range_id, :waf_action, :waf_policy_id, :expires_at],
+              name: 'index_rules_on_network_policy_expires_unique',
+              unique: true,
+              where: "source = 'policy' AND expires_at IS NOT NULL"
+
+    # For permanent rules (no expiration date)
+    add_index :rules,
+              [:network_range_id, :waf_action, :waf_policy_id],
+              name: 'index_rules_on_network_policy_unique',
+              unique: true,
+              where: "source = 'policy' AND expires_at IS NULL"
+
+    # Additional indexes for performance
+    add_index :rules, [:source, :expires_at], name: 'index_rules_on_source_expires'
+    add_index :rules, [:waf_policy_id, :expires_at], name: 'index_rules_on_policy_expires'
+  end
+
+  def down
+    remove_index :rules, name: 'index_rules_on_network_policy_expires_unique'
+    remove_index :rules, name: 'index_rules_on_network_policy_unique'
+    remove_index :rules, name: 'index_rules_on_source_expires'
+    remove_index :rules, name: 'index_rules_on_policy_expires'
+  end
+
+  private
+
+  def cleanup_duplicate_rules
+    # Clean up duplicates for policy rules with the same expiration time
+    duplicate_sql = <<~SQL
+      WITH ranked_rules AS (
+        SELECT id,
+               ROW_NUMBER() OVER (
+                 PARTITION BY network_range_id, waf_action, waf_policy_id, expires_at
+                 ORDER BY created_at DESC
+               ) as rn
+        FROM rules
+        WHERE source = 'policy'
+      )
+      DELETE FROM rules
+      WHERE id IN (SELECT id FROM ranked_rules WHERE rn > 1)
+    SQL
+
+    execute duplicate_sql
+    Rails.logger.info "Cleaned up duplicate policy rules with same expiration times"
+  end
+end