Cloudflare Static Ips ^new^ [SIMPLE]
Many users search for Static IPs because they want to whitelist traffic incoming to their origin server. They want to say, "Only allow traffic from Cloudflare IP addresses."
The primary justification for static IPs is Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) mitigation. In a traditional setup, an attacker who discovers a website’s origin IP can bypass the CDN entirely. However, because Cloudflare’s IPs are static and well-known, the company has inverted the logic. Instead of hiding the IP, Cloudflare has fortified it to an extreme degree. cloudflare static ips
One of the most common points of confusion in the Cloudflare ecosystem is the concept of "Static IPs." Because Cloudflare is built on an anycast network designed for high availability and DDoS mitigation, the default behavior for most products is , not static IP assignment. Many users search for Static IPs because they