2025-10-29
Researchers and practitioners have been studying connections almost as long as the Internet that supports them. Today, Cloudflare’s global network receives millions of connections per second. We explore various characteristics of TCP connections, including lifetimes, sizes, and more....
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2025-10-29
IPv4 scarcity drives widespread use of Carrier-Grade Network Address Translation, a practice in ISPs and mobile networks that places many users behind each IP address, along with their collected activity and volumes of traffic. We introduce the method we’ve developed to detect large-scale IP sharing globally and mitigate the issues that result. ...
2025-10-28
We present a data-driven framework to quantify cross-layer Internet resilience. We also share a list of measurements with which to quantify facets of Internet resilience for geographical areas....
2025-09-24
We are proposing—as starting points—responsible AI bot principles that emphasize transparency, accountability, and respect for content access and use preferences....
2024-10-06
Cloudflare’s free security.txt generator lets users create and manage security.txt files. Enhance vulnerability disclosure, align with industry standards, and integrate into the dashboard....
September 27, 2024 1:00 PM
At Cloudflare, we believe in the power of open source. With Project Alexandria, our expanded open source program, we’re helping open source projects have a sustainable and scalable future, providing them with the tools and protection needed to thrive....
September 22, 2024 3:51 PM
Cloudflare launched on September 27, 2010. This week we celebrate our fourteenth birthday...
September 02, 2024 11:00 PM
On September 3, 2024, the White House published a report on Internet routing security. We’ll talk about what that means and how you can help....
August 06, 2024 2:00 PM
Read through the latest milestones and expansions of Cloudflare's global backbone and how it supports our Connectivity Cloud and our services...
June 26, 2024 8:23 PM
polyfill.io, a popular JavaScript library service, can no longer be trusted and should be removed from websites...
June 20, 2024 1:00 PM
Patrick S. Finn is joining Cloudflare as Vice President of Sales in the US, Canada, and Latin America...
June 06, 2024 10:00 AM
In celebration of Project Galileo's 10th anniversary, we want to give you a snapshot of what organizations that work in the public interest experience on an everyday basis when it comes to keeping...
March 06, 2024 2:00 PM
This blog discusses the introduction of MASQUE to Zero Trust WARP and how Cloudflare One customers will benefit from this modern protocol...
September 27, 2023 1:00 PM
Cloudflare is officially a teenager. We launched on September 27, 2010. Today we celebrate our thirteenth birthday...
April 18, 2023 1:00 PM
The speed of an Internet connection is more about decreasing real-world latency than adding underutilized bandwidth...
December 16, 2022 8:23 PM
Our Impact Report is an annual summary highlighting how we are trying to build a better Internet and the progress we are making on our environmental, social, and governance priorities....
December 16, 2022 2:02 PM
In this blog we outline how we advocate, across the many jurisdictions where we operate, for a better Internet, in our engagement with governments and regulators....
December 16, 2022 2:00 PM
A discussion about IP blocking: why we see it, what it is, what it does, who it affects, and why it’s such a problematic way to address content online....
December 16, 2022 2:00 PM
Is BGP safe yet? If the question needs asking, then it isn't. But how far the Internet is from this goal is what we set out to answer....
December 16, 2022 2:00 PM
We are excited to share our Third Party Code of Conduct, specifically formulated with our suppliers, resellers and other partners in mind....
