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How Cloudflare Spectrum L4 Reverse Proxy Neutralizes Game Server DDoS
Altivora Security Team
11 min read
Multiplayer game servers and private TCP/UDP APIs cannot use standard HTTP reverse proxies. Cloudflare Spectrum provides Layer 4 Anycast proxying backed by a 296+ Tbps edge network.
Key Benefits:
- Origin IP Masking: Attackers only see Cloudflare Anycast edge IPs.
- Proxy Protocol v2 Support: Passes authentic player IP addresses to your backend server.
- Zero Latency Overhead: BGP Anycast routes players to the nearest edge datacenter (330+ cities worldwide).
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