Cloudflare continues to innovate, making it easier for users to manage and secure their online presence. This time, they are introducing two important features: Account Owned Tokens and Zaraz Automated Actions.
Account Owned Tokens: A New Level of Security
Cloudflare provides critical infrastructure for the Internet, and many organizations building on Cloudflare rely on apps and integrations outside the platform to make their lives easier. To access Cloudflare resources, these apps and integrations interact with the Cloudflare API, enabled by access tokens and API keys. Previously, API access tokens and API keys on the Cloudflare platform were owned by individual users, which could lead to difficulties representing services and added an additional dependency on managing users alongside token permissions.
Account Owned Tokens solve this problem. Now, tokens are owned not by individual users, but by the account, which increases flexibility and simplifies management. For example, you can create a token named “compliance workflow” that will allow you to check security settings regardless of a specific user. If that user leaves the company, the token will continue to function. This allows for better management of long-running services and improved audit trails. All super administrators on the account can see, edit, rotate, and delete these tokens as needed.
Zaraz Automated Actions: Simplified Tracking and Integration
Cloudflare Zaraz is a tool designed to manage and optimize third-party tools, such as analytics, marketing tags, or social media scripts, on websites. It improves website performance, security, and privacy.
Zaraz Automated Actions are a new feature that simplifies the tracking of pageviews, custom events, and e-commerce without the need for manual configuration. Now you can automatically send data to third-party tools simply by selecting the appropriate option when adding a tool in Zaraz. This simplifies the process of integrating third-party services and reduces the complexity of manual setup. It automates common tasks, freeing up time for other important tasks.
Streamlining Workflows and Enhancing Security
These new features from Cloudflare demonstrate their commitment to streamlining workflows and enhancing security for their users. Account Owned Tokens provide better control over API access, while Zaraz Automated Actions simplify the integration of third-party tools. These improvements empower users to focus on their core business objectives, knowing that their online infrastructure is secure and efficiently managed.
Key Benefits
- Account Owned Tokens: Improved access control, simplified management, enhanced security, better representation of services, independent of individual user accounts.
- Zaraz Automated Actions: Easier setup of third-party tools, streamlined event tracking, improved website performance, reduced manual configuration, faster integration.