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795: Hosting Private Fonts on the Edge With Cloudflare
Jul 15, 2024
24:24
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The podcast delves into hosting private fonts on Cloudflare, discussing font security challenges, benefits of font servers, caching methods, whitelisting, and transitioning to Cloudflare Pages for font management. They also explore transferring domain ownership within Cloudflare and the intricacies of optimizing font loading for efficiency.
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- Creating a font server with Cloudflare Pages enhances font security and efficiency.
- Utilizing a whitelist feature in the font server ensures secure font usage across domains.
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Challenges of Securing Licensed Fonts in an Open Source App
Serving licensed fonts securely in an open-source app poses challenges. To address this, the hosts built a mini font-serving platform with a whitelist feature. This platform ensures font security across multiple sites while preventing unauthorized font usage. Hosting licensed fonts externally, rather than relying on services like Google Fonts, is highlighted as a secure approach.
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