SSL Complete Guide 2021: HTTP to HTTPS - Reverse Proxy and Cloudflare

The video tutorial explains Cloudflare as a global reverse proxy service that hides real web server IPs, uses caching to speed up content delivery, and saves bandwidth. It details how reverse proxies work, including DNS resolution and TCP session establishment. The benefits of reverse proxies, such as IP hiding, DoS attack prevention, and caching, are highlighted. Cloudflare's ability to serve content close to clients, reducing latency, is discussed. The tutorial concludes with Cloudflare's offer of free TLS certificates and a preview of the next steps in using Cloudflare.

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