CDN & WAF Detect identifies the edge provider (CDN) and web application firewall in front of a site by analysing response headers, server signatures and resolved IP ownership.
Enter a domain name (example.org) and run the tool. The probe fetches the site and analyses the headers and resolved addresses to identify the edge provider.
Input: Domain — e.g. example.org.
The output reports the detected CDN (Cloudflare, CloudFront, Fastly, Akamai…), any WAF in front, the edge server hostname and IP, and the inferred hosting provider. Use it to confirm a migration, to verify a site is behind the expected protection, or to research a competitor's infrastructure.
→ Confirm a site is behind the expected CDN and WAF.
→ Verify a CDN migration cutover completed.
→ Identify the hosting and edge provider behind a domain.
→ Check whether a competitor uses a CDN or WAF.
The tool combines signals: CDN-specific response headers (e.g. cf-ray, x-amz-cf-id, x-served-by), the Server header, and the ASN/organisation that owns the resolved edge IPs. Multiple agreeing signals give a confident identification.
Partially. A site can strip CDN headers and proxy behind a custom hostname, but the resolved IP ownership usually still reveals the edge provider. Detection is heuristic, so a heavily customised setup may report "unknown" rather than a specific CDN.
A CDN caches and delivers content from edge locations for performance. A WAF inspects requests and blocks malicious traffic (SQLi, XSS, bots). Many providers bundle both, and they often run on the same edge, which is why this tool reports them together.