CLOUDFLARE-EDI

The global edge protecting public EDI endpoints.

Definition

For EDI: Cloudflare WAF filters malicious requests before an AS2 server, mTLS Origin Authentication replaces client certificate with a Cloudflare one, Workers run JavaScript/WASM at the edge (fast AS2 header parsing). Enterprise plan required for mTLS and Paid Workers.

Origin

Founded in 2009 by Matthew Prince, Lee Holloway and Michelle Zatlyn.

Example in context

An AS2 endpoint behind Cloudflare with a WAF rule blocking any request without a known User-Agent.

Related terms

• mTLS — mutual authentication required for AS2.