Cloudflare DDoS Protection
Cloudflare DDoS Protection is a cloud-based security service that defends websites, applications, and networks from distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. It uses a global network of data centers to absorb and mitigate malicious traffic before it reaches the origin server, ensuring availability and performance. The service includes features like rate limiting, IP reputation filtering, and automated attack detection.
Developers should use Cloudflare DDoS Protection when building or maintaining web applications that require high availability and security, such as e-commerce sites, SaaS platforms, or APIs exposed to the internet. It is particularly valuable for mitigating large-scale volumetric attacks, application-layer attacks, and bot-driven threats, reducing downtime and infrastructure costs without requiring on-premise hardware.