Cloudflare firewall rules

What is Cloudflare firewall rule?

Cloudflare Firewall Rules is a flexible and intuitive framework for filtering HTTP requests. It gives you fine-grained control over which requests reach your applications, proactively inspecting incoming site traffic and automatically responding to threats.

How do I add firewall rule in Cloudflare?

Create a firewall rule

Log in to the Cloudflare dashboard Open external link , and select your account and website. Navigate to Security > WAF > Firewall rules. Select Create a firewall rule.

Does Cloudflare have a firewall?

The Cloudflare web application firewall (WAF) is the cornerstone of our advanced application security portfolio that keeps applications secure and productive.

Is Cloudflare a CDN or WAF?

Cloudflare offers both a content delivery network (CDN) and a Web application firewall (WAF).

Can Cloudflare block countries?

Blocking Countries via IP Ranges Isn't Easy

Fortunately, by using reverse proxies like Cloudflare and QUIC. cloud, you can easily block entire countries without messy IP lists and without burdening your website.

Is Cloudflare firewall free?

We do it by building great, efficient technology that scales well—and this allows us to keep costs low. Today, we're doing it again, by providing a Cloudflare WAF (Web Application Firewall) Managed Ruleset to all Cloudflare plans, free of charge.

How do I set firewall rules?

Open the Group Policy Management Console to Windows Defender Firewall with Advanced Security. In the navigation pane, click Inbound Rules. Click Action, and then click New rule. On the Rule Type page of the New Inbound Rule Wizard, click Custom, and then click Next.

What type of Firewall is Cloudflare?

Magic Firewall is a network-level firewall deployed from the Cloudflare network. It is designed to replace hardware-based firewalls for on-premise networks.

Does Cloudflare use SSL or TLS?

To help make the Internet more secure, Cloudflare offers free SSL certificates. Cloudflare was the first Internet security and performance company to do so. Cloudflare also has worked to optimize SSL/TLS performance so that websites moving from HTTP to HTTPS do not have their performance impacted.

What does Cloudflare protect against?

Cloudflare's network is built to automatically monitor and mitigate large DDoS attacks. Caching your content at Cloudflare also protects your website against small DDoS attacks, but uncached assets require additional manual response to DDoS attacks.

What is WAF Cloudflare?

Cloudflare's Web Application Firewall (WAF) protects your website from SQL injection, cross-site scripting (XSS) and zero-day attacks, including OWASP-identified vulnerabilities and threats targeting the application layer.

What is Cloudflare and why is it on my computer?

Cloudflare acts as a reverse proxy for web traffic. It supports web protocols including SPDY and HTTP/2, QUIC, and support for HTTP/2 Server Push. Cloudflare provides DDoS mitigation services that protect customers from distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks.

What type of firewall is Cloudflare?

Magic Firewall is a network-level firewall deployed from the Cloudflare network. It is designed to replace hardware-based firewalls for on-premise networks.

What is the difference between zone lockdown and firewall rule in Cloudflare?

The Cloudflare Firewall could be thought of as “allow all traffic, except where a rule exists to block it”. Zone Lockdown is the opposite “for a given URI, block all traffic, except where a rule exists to allow it”.

Should I enable Cloudflare?

Improved Website Load Times

The performance factors really are the number one reason why you would consider a CDN. CDNs like Cloudflare enabled you to serve up content closer to where your visitors are located using an edge server, providing an easy way to speed up your site while also reducing the latency.

Why is Cloudflare blocking me?

CloudFlare sits between your computer and the website you're trying to access. Only the cloudflare account owner can disable it. Of cloudflare blocks you, either it's because your entire country is blocked, or because they see suspicious traffic from you, intentionally or not.

Why is Cloudflare blocking my IP?

The common cause for this error is: The owner of a website restricts access based on malicious activity detected on the visitor's computer or network (IP address). A virus or malware infection on the visitor's computer is the most likely cause.

Can I remove Cloudflare from my computer?

Disabling CloudFlare

Click the CloudFlare icon, located in the Domains section of your control panel. Scroll to the bottom of the page. Choose your domain name from the dropdown menu. Click the Disable button to disable CloudFlare.