Table Of Content<\/h2>\n\n\n- Frequently Asked Questions<\/li>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n <\/div>\n\n \n \n \n TL;DR<\/span>\n
WAF vs. CDN<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n \n \u26a1 CDN: Speed<\/span>\n \ud83d\udee1\ufe0f WAF: Defense<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n \n A CDN caches website assets on servers positioned near visitors, reducing load time regardless of the audience\u2019s location. A WAF inspects incoming requests at the application layer and blocks malicious traffic before it reaches the origin server. One is built for speed, the other for defense, and most production hosting setups eventually need both running together.\n <\/p>\n\n \n
\n \n \n Core CDN Objective<\/div>\n Accelerates delivery via global edge caching<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n Core WAF Objective<\/div>\n Neutralizes application layer threats & exploits<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What Is a CDN?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
A content delivery network keeps copies of a website’s static assets, images, stylesheets, scripts, and video files spread across servers in multiple regions. Rather than every visitor fetching content from one origin server, a request routes to whichever edge server happens to be closest to that visitor geographically. Shortening that physical distance cuts load time directly, and it also takes pressure off the origin infrastructure whenever traffic climbs.
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How Does a CDN Work?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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WAF vs. CDN<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n
\n \u26a1 CDN: Speed<\/span>\n \ud83d\udee1\ufe0f WAF: Defense<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n\n A CDN caches website assets on servers positioned near visitors, reducing load time regardless of the audience\u2019s location. A WAF inspects incoming requests at the application layer and blocks malicious traffic before it reaches the origin server. One is built for speed, the other for defense, and most production hosting setups eventually need both running together.\n <\/p>\n\n \n
\n \n\nCore CDN Objective<\/div>\nAccelerates delivery via global edge caching<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\nCore WAF Objective<\/div>\nNeutralizes application layer threats & exploits<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What Is a CDN?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
A content delivery network keeps copies of a website’s static assets, images, stylesheets, scripts, and video files spread across servers in multiple regions. Rather than every visitor fetching content from one origin server, a request routes to whichever edge server happens to be closest to that visitor geographically. Shortening that physical distance cuts load time directly, and it also takes pressure off the origin infrastructure whenever traffic climbs.
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