SSL for SaaS
SSL for SaaS allows you to extend the security and performance benefits of Cloudflare’s network to your customers via their own custom or vanity domains.For example, a customer may want to use their vanity domain app.customer.com
to point to an application hosted on your Cloudflare zone service.saas.com
.
Benefits
When you use SSL for SaaS, it helps you:
- Efficiently manage the entire SSL lifecycle, including initial issuance and renewal.
- Offer a branded visitor experience, leading to increased trust.
- Improve SEO rankings.
- Increase site speed via HTTP/2.
Limitations
If your customers already have their applications on Cloudflare, they cannot control some Cloudflare features for hostnames managed by your Custom Hostnames configuration, including:
- Page Rules
- Firewall Settings
- Web Application Firewall (WAF)
- SSL settings
For more information on these features, refer to hostname specific behavior .
Availability
SSL for SaaS is available as an add-on purchase for customers on any plan. For more details, refer to Plans .