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Cloudflare

The company provides a cloud‑native web application firewall that inspects every HTTP request in real time and blocks traffic matching known attack signatures or exhibiting anomalous behavior. It integrates via DNS or reverse‑proxy without code changes, offers configurable block pages with unique Ray IDs for forensic traceability, and includes a dashboard and API for rule management, alerting, and compliance reporting.

Updated 2 months ago

Funding

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Founders

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Product

Problem

Websites are vulnerable to automated attacks such as SQL injection, malformed payloads, and credential‑stuffing, which can compromise data integrity, degrade performance, and expose owners to liability. Traditional perimeter defenses often miss application‑layer threats, leading to frequent false positives and blocked legitimate users.

Solution

The company delivers a cloud‑native web application firewall (WAF) that inspects every HTTP request in real time and blocks traffic that matches known attack signatures or exhibits anomalous behavior. By leveraging pattern matching, heuristic analysis, and rate‑limiting rules, the service stops malicious SQL commands, malformed data submissions, and other exploit attempts before they reach the origin server. When a request is blocked, the system returns a concise error page that includes a unique Ray ID, enabling site owners to trace the event and communicate with affected users. The solution integrates via DNS or reverse‑proxy configuration, requiring no code changes, and provides a dashboard for rule tuning, incident review, and compliance reporting.

Target Audience

Primary customers are e‑commerce operators, SaaS platforms, and content publishers that need automated protection of their web applications against application‑layer attacks while preserving a smooth user experience.

Features

  • Real‑time request inspection with signature‑based and behavior‑based detection for SQLi, XSS, and malformed payloads
  • Adaptive rate limiting and bot management to mitigate credential‑stuffing and DDoS bursts
  • Automatic generation of a unique Ray ID per blocked request for forensic traceability
  • Configurable block pages that guide end users to contact the site owner with activity details
  • API‑driven rule management and alert webhook integration for SIEM or ticketing systems
  • Seamless deployment via DNS CNAME or reverse‑proxy without application code modifications
  • Continuous rule updates from a threat intelligence feed to stay ahead of emerging exploits
  • Dashboard analytics showing blocked request trends, source IP geography, and false‑positive metrics
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