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# Reference Architectures

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Diagrams, design patterns and detailed best practices to help you generate solutions with Cloudflare products.

Reference architecture documents and diagrams are designed to provide a foundational knowledge of the Cloudflare platform and products. Building on the information in these documents, you can architect software solutions based on your specific context and needs.

  
* [Cloudflare Security Architecture](https://66f4ea29.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/reference-architecture/architectures/security/)
* [Content Delivery Network (CDN) Reference Architecture](https://66f4ea29.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/reference-architecture/architectures/cdn/)
* [CrowdStrike and Cloudflare - A unified security ecosystem for automated, risk-based protection](https://66f4ea29.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/reference-architecture/architectures/cloudflare-sase-with-crowdstrike/)
* [Enhancing security posture with SentinelOne and Cloudflare One](https://66f4ea29.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/reference-architecture/architectures/cloudflare-sase-with-sentinelone/)
* [Evolving to a SASE architecture with Cloudflare](https://66f4ea29.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/reference-architecture/architectures/sase/)
* [Load Balancing Reference Architecture](https://66f4ea29.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/reference-architecture/architectures/load-balancing/)
* [Magic Transit Reference Architecture](https://66f4ea29.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/reference-architecture/architectures/magic-transit/)
* [Multi-vendor Application Security and Performance Reference Architecture](https://66f4ea29.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/reference-architecture/architectures/multi-vendor/)
* [Reference Architecture using Cloudflare SASE with Microsoft](https://66f4ea29.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/reference-architecture/architectures/cloudflare-sase-with-microsoft/)
* [AI Security for Apps Reference Architecture](https://66f4ea29.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/reference-architecture/architectures/ai-security-for-apps/)
* [Understanding Email Security Deployments](https://66f4ea29.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/reference-architecture/architectures/email-security-deployments/)

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