---
id: "cloudflare-for-saas"
type: "component"
kind: "cdn"
provider: "cloudflare"
category: "edge"
aliases: "SSL for SaaS"
docs: "https://developers.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-for-platforms/cloudflare-for-saas/security/certificate-management/issue-and-validate/issue-certificates/"
url: "https://localhost:3000/catalogue/components/cloudflare-for-saas"
---

# Cloudflare for SaaS

Extends Cloudflare to your customers' own custom hostnames with managed certificates and a fallback origin.

| | |
|---|---|
| Provider | [cloudflare](https://localhost:3000/catalogue?provider=cloudflare) |
| Kind | [CDN](https://localhost:3000/catalogue/kinds/cdn) |
| Category | Edge |
| Official docs | [https://developers.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-for-platforms/cloudflare-for-saas/security/certificate-management/issue-and-validate/issue-certificates/](https://developers.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-for-platforms/cloudflare-for-saas/security/certificate-management/issue-and-validate/issue-certificates/) |
| Also known as | SSL for SaaS |

## Properties

| property | type | values | required | kind default | this component |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| `caching` | boolean | — | no | true | **true** |
| `certificateAuthority` | enum | `lets-encrypt`, `google-trust-services`, `ssl-com` | no | — | inherited |
| `dualAlgorithmCertificates` | boolean | — | no | true | inherited |
| `edgeCompute` | boolean | — | no | false | **false** |
| `fallbackOrigin` | boolean | — | no | true | inherited |
| `managed` | boolean | — | no | true | **true** |
| `originShield` | boolean | — | no | false | inherited |
| `tls` | boolean | — | no | true | **true** |
| `validationMethod` | enum | `txt`, `http`, `email` | no | — | inherited |

Bold values are the ones this component pins.

## Rules that apply · 0

No rule selects this kind or its category.

## Other products of the same kind · 29

- [Alibaba Cloud CDN](https://localhost:3000/catalogue/components/alibaba-cdn.md) `alibaba-cdn` — alibabacloud
- [Dynamic Route for CDN](https://localhost:3000/catalogue/components/alibaba-dcdn.md) `alibaba-dcdn` — alibabacloud
- [Edge Security Acceleration](https://localhost:3000/catalogue/components/alibaba-esa.md) `alibaba-esa` — alibabacloud
- [AWS Amplify Hosting](https://localhost:3000/catalogue/components/aws-amplify-hosting.md) `aws-amplify-hosting` — aws
- [Amazon CloudFront](https://localhost:3000/catalogue/components/cloudfront.md) `cloudfront` — aws
- [Azure Content Delivery Network](https://localhost:3000/catalogue/components/azure-cdn.md) `azure-cdn` — azure
- [Microsoft Connected Cache](https://localhost:3000/catalogue/components/azure-connected-cache.md) `azure-connected-cache` — azure
- [Azure Front Door](https://localhost:3000/catalogue/components/azure-front-door.md) `azure-front-door` — azure
- [Azure Static Web Apps](https://localhost:3000/catalogue/components/azure-static-web-apps.md) `azure-static-web-apps` — azure
- [Cloudflare CDN](https://localhost:3000/catalogue/components/cloudflare-cdn.md) `cloudflare-cdn` — cloudflare
- [Akamai](https://localhost:3000/catalogue/components/akamai.md) `akamai` — default
- [bunny.net CDN](https://localhost:3000/catalogue/components/bunny.md) `bunny` — default
- [Generic CDN](https://localhost:3000/catalogue/components/cdn.md) `cdn` — default
- [CDN77](https://localhost:3000/catalogue/components/cdn77.md) `cdn77` — default
- [Content delivery network](https://localhost:3000/catalogue/components/content-delivery-network.md) `content-delivery-network` — default
- [Dragonfly](https://localhost:3000/catalogue/components/dragonfly-d7y.md) `dragonfly-d7y` — default
- [Fastly](https://localhost:3000/catalogue/components/fastly.md) `fastly` — default
- [imgix](https://localhost:3000/catalogue/components/imgix.md) `imgix` — default
- [KeyCDN](https://localhost:3000/catalogue/components/keycdn.md) `keycdn` — default
- [Netlify](https://localhost:3000/catalogue/components/netlify.md) `netlify` — default
- [Apache Traffic Server](https://localhost:3000/catalogue/components/trafficserver.md) `trafficserver` — default
- [Vercel](https://localhost:3000/catalogue/components/vercel.md) `vercel` — default
- [Spaces CDN](https://localhost:3000/catalogue/components/digitalocean-spaces-cdn.md) `digitalocean-spaces-cdn` — digitalocean
- [Google Cloud CDN](https://localhost:3000/catalogue/components/google-cloud-cdn.md) `google-cloud-cdn` — gcp
- [Firebase Hosting](https://localhost:3000/catalogue/components/google-firebase-hosting.md) `google-firebase-hosting` — gcp
- [Media CDN](https://localhost:3000/catalogue/components/google-media-cdn.md) `google-media-cdn` — gcp
- [IBM Cloud Internet Services](https://localhost:3000/catalogue/components/ibm-internet-services.md) `ibm-internet-services` — ibm
- [OCI Media Streams](https://localhost:3000/catalogue/components/oci-media-streams.md) `oci-media-streams` — oci
- [Web Application Acceleration](https://localhost:3000/catalogue/components/oci-web-application-acceleration.md) `oci-web-application-acceleration` — oci

## Use it in a design

```yaml
nodes:
  - { id: "cloudflare-for-saas", component: "cloudflare-for-saas" }
```

## Source (`component` YAML, verbatim)

```yaml
# yaml-language-server: $schema=../../schema/component.schema.json
# Cloudflare for SaaS: proxies a provider's customers' own custom hostnames through Cloudflare.
# "Cloudflare for SaaS" and "Issue certificates": custom hostnames route to a fallback origin and
# Cloudflare issues two certificates per hostname (ECDSA P-256 and RSA 2048) from a default CA.
schemaVersion: "1"
type: "component"
id: "cloudflare-for-saas"
kind: "cdn"
provider: "cloudflare"
docs: "https://developers.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-for-platforms/cloudflare-for-saas/security/certificate-management/issue-and-validate/issue-certificates/"
aliases: ["SSL for SaaS"]
defaults:
  managed: true
  caching: true
  tls: true
  edgeCompute: false
properties:
  fallbackOrigin:
    type: "boolean"
    default: true
  dualAlgorithmCertificates:
    type: "boolean"
    default: true
  certificateAuthority:
    type: "enum"
    values: ["lets-encrypt", "google-trust-services", "ssl-com"]
  validationMethod:
    type: "enum"
    values: ["txt", "http", "email"]
```

Human page: https://localhost:3000/catalogue/components/cloudflare-for-saas