Cache Deception Security Checks

6.16. Cache Deception Security Checks#

Checks for Cloudflare Cache Deception Armor configuration.

6.16.1. Check Summary#

Check ID

Title

Severity

Compliance

CFL-CDA-001

Cache Deception Armor

medium

CIS 4.8, SOC2 CC6.1, NIST PR.DS-5

6.16.1.1. CFL-CDA-001: Cache Deception Armor#

Severity: medium | Category: cache | Compliance: CIS 4.8

Cache Deception Armor prevents attackers from tricking Cloudflare into caching sensitive content by appending cacheable file extensions to URLs.

Remediation: Enable Cache Deception Armor in Cache → Configuration → Cache Deception Armor.