Why Cloudflare rule order matters?
Summary
The article explains how Cloudflare rule order can impact security, focusing on terminating actions and how misplacing rules (e.g., a Block after a JS or Challenge) can allow bypasses. It provides a recommended ordering by action type and discusses limited evidence of exploitable impact, with references to Cloudflare documentation and community discussions. The piece offers practical insights for configuring WAF-like rules to avoid easy bypasses, useful for security-minded readers and SMBs configuring Cloudflare.