# Edge

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### Edge Cluster Overview

The edge cluster is responsible for handling all incoming traffic to our domains on ports **80** and **443**. By default, all HTTP traffic on port **80** is automatically redirected to HTTPS on port **443** to enforce secure connections.

#### Key Functions:

* **Traffic Reception**: Accepts all domain traffic on ports 80 and 443.
* **Port Redirection**: Enforces HTTPS by redirecting HTTP traffic (port 80) to port 443.
* **Edge Rate Limiting**: Rate limiting rules are deployed at the edge level, prior to forwarding traffic to downstream filtering components.
* **SSL Decryption**: SSL traffic is decrypted at the edge to allow for deep inspection and traffic analysis.
* **Bad Pattern Detection**: Checks requests for patterns that do not match a real user.


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