Cloudflare Restriction: The Ultimate Guide to Essential Access Control

Cloudflare Restriction: The Ultimate Guide to Essential Access Control

Ever been to a party where the bouncer was a little too enthusiastic? That's kind of how I used to feel about web security – overly restrictive and a pain to deal with. But after years in the trenches, I've come to appreciate a well-placed "do not enter" sign. Today, we're diving into Cloudflare restriction: the ultimate guide to essential access control, and I promise, it's not as scary as it sounds. The problem, as I've seen it time and time again, is that many websites leave their doors wide open. Bots crawl relentlessly, malicious actors probe for vulnerabilities, and before you know it, your server is struggling to stay afloat. When I worked on a small e-commerce site a few years back, we were constantly battling DDoS attacks. It felt like whack-a-mole, and we were losing. We needed a better way to control who could access our site, and that's where Cloudflare's restriction capabilities came in. Rate Limiting: Taming the Bots One of the first to…