Cloudflare: WAF & Anti-DDoS

Q: What is Cloudflare?

Cloudflare is a web security and performance platform that acts as a reverse proxy between your visitors and your server. It offers WAF (Web Application Firewall), Anti-DDoS protection, global CDN, free SSL, and performance optimization.

Q: How does Cloudflare protect against DDoS attacks?

Cloudflare absorbs DDoS attacks through its global network of over 310 datacenters. Malicious traffic is filtered before reaching your server, with a mitigation capacity of over 209 Tbps.

Q: What are the benefits of Cloudflare WAF?

Cloudflare WAF blocks OWASP Top 10 attacks (SQL injection, XSS, CSRF), malicious bots, and allows custom rules. It continuously learns through machine learning on global traffic.

Q: Is Cloudflare suitable for Morocco and Africa?

Yes, Cloudflare has datacenters in Casablanca, Cairo, Johannesburg, Lagos, Nairobi and other African cities. This ensures minimal latency for local visitors while protecting against global attacks.

Complete web security and performance guide

Security & PerformanceJune 6, 2025•15 min read

Cloudflare

Security • Performance • Reliability

Cloudflare has become essential for securing and accelerating web applications. With its WAF (Web Application Firewall), Anti-DDoS protection, and global CDN, Cloudflare protects over 25 million websites worldwide.

VOID deploys and configures Cloudflare for its clients in Morocco and Africa, ensuring maximum security and optimal performance for their critical applications.

310+

Global datacenters

209

Tbps capacity

25M+

Sites protected

~50ms

Average latency

1What is Cloudflare?

Cloudflare acts as a reverse proxy between your visitors and your origin server. All traffic passes through the Cloudflare network, allowing to:

🛡️ Secure

• Block DDoS attacks
• Filter malicious traffic
• Protect against bots
• Automatic SSL/TLS

⚡ Accelerate

• Global CDN (cache)
• Automatic compression
• Image optimization
• HTTP/3 & QUIC

2Cloudflare WAF: Application Protection

What is WAF?

The Web Application Firewall analyzes every HTTP request and blocks those matching known attack patterns (OWASP Top 10, zero-days, malicious bots).

Attacks blocked

SQL Injection
Database manipulation
XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Malicious script injection
CSRF
Forged requests
Path Traversal
Unauthorized file access
Remote File Inclusion
Remote file inclusion

WAF Features

OWASP Core Ruleset
Standard security rules
Custom rules
Create your own rules
Rate Limiting
IP-based rate limiting
IP Reputation
Malicious IP database
Machine Learning
Real-time anomaly detection

3Anti-DDoS Protection: Absorbing Attacks

How Cloudflare stops DDoS?

🌐

Anycast Network

310+ datacenters absorb traffic

🔍

Real-time analysis

ML detects attack patterns

⚡

Automatic mitigation

<3 seconds to block

4VOID deploys Cloudflare for you

VOID web security expertise

We deploy and configure Cloudflare WAF and Anti-DDoS for our banking and institutional clients in Morocco and Africa. Enterprise-level protection, accessible to all.

Services included

• Initial security audit
• Optimal WAF configuration
• Custom rules
• 24/7 monitoring

References

• Banking portals (AWB, BMCI)
• Institutional websites
• E-commerce applications
• APIs & microservices

Frequently asked questions

What is Cloudflare?

Cloudflare is a web security and performance platform that acts as a reverse proxy between your visitors and your server. It offers WAF (Web Application Firewall), Anti-DDoS protection, global CDN, free SSL, and performance optimization.

How does Cloudflare protect against DDoS attacks?

Cloudflare absorbs DDoS attacks through its global network of over 310 datacenters. Malicious traffic is filtered before reaching your server, with a mitigation capacity of over 209 Tbps.

What are the benefits of Cloudflare WAF?