# Inquiring about the Security Measures in Discourse

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/inquiring-about-the-security-measures-in-discourse/254860
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [February 11, 2023, 5:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inquiring-about-the-security-measures-in-discourse/254860 "2023-02-11T17:16:50Z")
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### Author: ![merefield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/merefield/32/176214_2.png) [@merefield](https://meta.discourse.org/u/merefield)
#### Post date: [February 11, 2023, 5:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inquiring-about-the-security-measures-in-discourse/254860/2 "2023-02-11T17:42:19Z")

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I’m a bit confused, aren’t you already using Discourse?:

> [@I have a problem with my proxy status](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-have-a-problem-with-my-proxy-status/252329):
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> I use the Discourse Forum, and I just turned “on” the proxy service on Cloudflare. After that, I noticed that my website was immediately broken until I turned it off. Can’t I just use it along with the proxy status “on” on the website? official website is [here](https://closertogoals.com/) If the website is flooded, someone can easily launch a Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) Attack. Thank You

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