implementing-ddos-mitigation-with-cloudflare - Configure Cloudflare DDoS Mitigation
Configure Cloudflare protections for volumetric, protocol, and application-layer DDoS attacks using managed rulesets, rate limiting, WAF, bots, and origin controls.
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Updated: 2026-10-01Capabilities
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What this skill does
- Onboard domains to Cloudflare
- Configure DDoS managed rulesets
- Create rate limiting rules
- Configure WAF custom rules
- Protect origin servers
- Verify mitigation enforcement
Inputs
- Cloudflare account
- Domain name
- Origin server IP addresses
- Cloudflare API token
- Normal traffic patterns
- Peak traffic volumes
Outputs
- Cloudflare DDoS configurations
- Rate limiting rules
- WAF custom rules
- Origin firewall rules
- Challenge or block responses
- Firewall event records
Requirements
- Cloudflare Pro plan minimum for WAF
- Enterprise plan for Advanced DDoS
- DNS delegated to Cloudflare nameservers
- Cloudflare API permissions
- Origin firewall access