DNS Infrastructure & Naming Conventions
What's the story behind the names of CloudFlare's name servers?

What's the story behind the names of CloudFlare's name servers?

8/6/2013 · Matthew Prince

What this post added

Introduced a new naming convention for Cloudflare's name servers, using a list of 100 common 2- to 4-letter names (50 male, 50 female) to create unique combinations (e.g., bob.ns.cloudflare.com, lola.ns.cloudflare.com). This was a technical solution to prevent users from attempting to game the signup process by adding multiple name servers, ensuring a clear authoritative source for DNS records during concurrent signups. An additional name, 'Woz', was later added to accommodate a specific request. The names lose technical importance after verification, with all servers in the infrastructure configured to respond to any request, enabling load balancing.

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