What is Cloudflare?
Cloudflare is a web performance and security company that provides services to protect and optimize websites, applications, and networks. It acts as a reverse proxy, sitting between a website and its visitors, helping to improve speed, security, and reliability.
Key Features of Cloudflare:
- Content Delivery Network (CDN) – Speeds up website loading times by caching content across a global network of servers.
- DDoS Protection – Shields websites from distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks.
- Web Application Firewall (WAF) – Blocks malicious traffic and protects against threats like SQL injection and XSS attacks.
- DNS Services – Offers one of the fastest and most secure DNS resolvers (1.1.1.1).
- SSL/TLS Encryption – Provides free HTTPS to secure websites.
- Zero Trust Security – Protects internal applications and remote workers using identity-based access control.
- Load Balancing – Distributes traffic efficiently to prevent server overload.
Why Use Cloudflare?
✅ Faster website performance
✅ Strong security against cyber threats
✅ Reduced downtime with failover support
✅ Free and premium plans available
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