Introducing Cloudflare Warp: Hide Behind The Edge

This post introduces Cloudflare Warp (later renamed Argo Tunnel), a new security-conscious tool that allows web applications to be exposed without exposing the underlying server. It achieves this by creating a private, encrypted virtual tunnel from the Cloudflare edge to the application's origin. This effectively hides the origin server from the internet, allowing Cloudflare's edge to act as a network shield and enforce security policies before traffic reaches the server. The tool also offers side benefits like service discovery and the ability to tag tunnels for future routing configurations.