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Wildcard and multi-hostname support in Cloudflare Access

What's this blog post about?

Cloudflare Access now fully supports wildcard and multi-hostname application definitions, addressing limitations of single hostname support. Previously, users experienced difficulties with Single Page Applications and organizations had to create numerous Access applications for identical services due to the requirement of a unique app per unique hostname. To address these issues, two major changes were introduced: Multi-Hostname Applications and Wildcard Support. With Multi-Hostname Applications, teams can protect multiple subdomains with one Access app, simplifying the process and reducing the need for multiple apps. Moreover, Access takes care of JWT cookie issuance across all hostnames associated with a given application. Wildcard Support allows administrators to define applications using wildcards anywhere in the subdomain or path of a hostname, enabling protection of hundreds of applications with a single policy. These features are now available in open beta on the Cloudflare One Dashboard.

Company
Cloudflare

Date published
March 18, 2023

Author(s)
Kenny Johnson

Word count
546

Hacker News points
None found.

Language
English


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