DNS (+ Foundation DNS) — Cloudflare Demo Shop

What is the challenge?

How much downtime have you taken from DNS issues over the years?

DNS is the first request of every user session and a frequent attack target. A DNS outage takes your entire estate offline. Slow DNS resolution adds 10–100ms to every cold session. And DNS misconfiguration — a missed propagation, a wrong record, an expired DNSSEC signature — is one of the most common causes of internet outages. Many companies underinvest here until their first DNS-driven incident, and then they overcorrect.

Architecture

How it fits together

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Cloudflare's Solution

How Cloudflare solves it

Fastest authoritative DNS, measured. Cloudflare consistently ranks #1 on independent benchmarks (DNSPerf) for authoritative DNS query response time. Anycast routing places every authoritative response a few milliseconds from the resolver.
DNSSEC in one click. Sign your zones with DNSSEC by toggling a switch — Cloudflare handles key rotation, signing, and DS record publication. No more KSK/ZSK ceremonies.
DDoS-proof DNS. Cloudflare DNS rides on the same anycast network that mitigated record-breaking DDoS attacks. Authoritative DNS is included with every plan, never goes down under attack, and is unmetered.
Foundation DNS for enterprise. Dedicated DNS resolvers with advanced analytics, query logs, custom Anycast IPs, and a financially-backed 100% uptime SLA. Built for telcos, financial services, and high-volume zones.
Programmatic everything. Cloudflare API + Terraform support every DNS record type and zone setting. CI/CD your DNS like the rest of your infra.

FAQ

Common questions

Is Cloudflare DNS the same as 1.1.1.1?

Same network, different role. 1.1.1.1 is Cloudflare's public *recursive* resolver — what end users point their devices at. Cloudflare DNS (the product covered here) is *authoritative* DNS for the domains you own. Both run on the same global anycast network.

Does DNSSEC actually matter in 2025?

It matters for high-stakes domains (banking, government, healthcare) and for any domain published in a country that requires it. The downside is configuration complexity — which Cloudflare eliminates. Cost of having it: $0 extra. Cost of not having it: a Kaminsky-class cache poisoning event.

What's the difference between regular Cloudflare DNS and Foundation DNS?

Foundation DNS adds: financially-backed 100% uptime SLA, dedicated authoritative name servers (instead of the shared 'name1.cloudflare.com' pool), advanced query analytics and logging, custom anycast IPs, and white-glove support. For most customers the default Cloudflare DNS is enough; Foundation DNS is for the regulated and the very high-volume.

Can I host DNS at Cloudflare without using Cloudflare for traffic proxying?

Yes. Records can be 'DNS only' (gray cloud) or 'proxied' (orange cloud). DNS only means Cloudflare just answers the record; traffic goes directly to your origin. Many customers start there and add the proxy later.

Let's Test!

Try it live

Look up any domain via Cloudflare's DNS-over-HTTPS resolver at 1.1.1.1. The query travels to the nearest Cloudflare PoP, which is the same network that serves authoritative DNS for millions of zones.

Look up DNS records via Cloudflare's 1.1.1.1 resolver over HTTPS. The query travels from your browser to the nearest Cloudflare PoP. Try cloudflare.com, remydemo.com, or any domain.

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