Security

Ship fearlessly on the open Internet

Cloudflare's unified security platform blocks exploits, bots, and record-breaking DDoS attacks in seconds — backed by hundreds of Tbps of global capacity, giving you the comfort to focus on code-writing, not fire-fighting.

Instant hardening

Deploy enterprise-grade WAF, rate-limiting, mTLS, and Bot Management with a single DNS change — no agents, no appliances.

Planet-scale defense

The largest attacks on the planet, mitigated in under a minute. Our autonomous systems block multipe hyper-volumetric attacks every day.

Single control plane

One API and dashboard covers edge rules, logs, and analytics, and integrates with CI/CD for policy-as-code.

Background Pattern

Perfect for high-risk, high-value targets

Where security isn't optional — it's business critical.

Fintech, e-commerce, SaaS platforms

Where fraud & bots erode margins

Gaming, media streaming, ticket drops

Prime targets for L7 DDoS spikes

AI products

To safeguard model endpoints and customer data

Crypto exchanges & financial markets

Targets for fraud, latency attacks, and regulatory scrutiny

Security that scales

Everything you need to secure applications, APIs, and infrastructure on Cloudflare's global network.

Managed WAF rules

Cloudflare named Leader in Forrester Wave™ 2025; WAF rules updated continuously to stop emerging vulnerabilities before your patch cycle.

Adaptive DDoS mitigation

Anycast absorbs and auto-routes traffic; mitigations trigger in seconds with no manual tuning.

Bot management

With ML heuristics. Detects automation in milliseconds scores each request, and offers challenge-less Turnstile for good users.

API shield

Schema validation + mTLS. Protects REST/GraphQL traffic and enforces client identity — no SDK required.

Rate limiting

Granular per-path policies block floods without hurting legit users.

Automatic TLS & HTTP/3

Free, auto-renewed certificates and modern transport — security your users don't have to think about.

Security analytics & logpush

Real-time dashboards plus raw logs to R2/S3/SIEM for forensics and compliance proof.

Page shield & content security

Detect Magecart-style client-side tampering before customers' card data leaks.

Zero Trust access

Protect internal apps and developer tools with identity-based access, device posture checks, and single sign-on — no VPN required.

Discord

"

Discord is where the world builds relationships. Cloudflare helps us deliver on that mission, connecting our internal engineering team to the tools they need. With Cloudflare, we can rest easy knowing every request to our critical apps is evaluated for identity and context — a true Zero Trust approach. "

Mark Smith
Mark Smith Director of Infrastructure

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