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title: Network diagram · Cloudflare Smart Shield docs
description: The diagram below illustrates the different configurations
  available for Smart Shield and the role each of them plays in protecting your
  origin while also improving your website or application performance.
lastUpdated: 2025-09-17T12:18:58.000Z
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  html: https://developers.cloudflare.com/smart-shield/concepts/network-diagram/
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The diagram below illustrates the different configurations available for Smart Shield and the role each of them plays in protecting your origin while also improving your website or application performance.

![Network diagram of requests being processed with all Smart Shield features](https://developers.cloudflare.com/_astro/network-diagram.PeUYDGK__Z2bsF22.webp)
