Cloudflare is a comprehensive web infrastructure and security company that provides content delivery network (CDN) services, DDoS mitigation, and internet security. By sitting in front of your web applications, Cloudflare optimizes performance and blocks threats before they reach your origin server.
Key Features
- Global CDN: Distributes your content across a massive network of data centers to reduce latency and improve load times for users worldwide.
- DDoS Protection: Automatically detects and mitigates volumetric and application-layer attacks to keep your site online during traffic spikes.
- Web Application Firewall (WAF): Protects your site from common vulnerabilities like SQL injection and cross-site scripting (XSS) with customizable rules.
- SSL/TLS Encryption: Provides free, automated SSL certificates to ensure all traffic between your visitors and your server is encrypted.
- Bot Management: Identifies and blocks malicious bots while allowing legitimate search engine crawlers and API traffic to pass through.
