Cloudflare Security Block: Understanding Why You've Been Blocked
Explanation on receiving a security block from Cloudflare and steps to resolve the issue.
When you encounter a message indicating that you have been blocked by a website's security system powered by Cloudflare, it usually means one of several actions has triggered a security measure.
These can include attempting to submit specific content, executing SQL commands, or sending malformed data.
This mechanism is designed to protect websites from various types of cyber threats such as DDoS attacks and attempts to exploit vulnerabilities.To resolve the block, you have a few options.
First, you could retry accessing the site after some time has passed; sometimes these measures are temporary or part of an automated process that may clear on its own.
If the problem persists, contacting the website owner directly can be effective.
Sending them an email describing your actions leading up to being blocked and providing the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of the error page you received will help facilitate troubleshooting.When reaching out, it's important to remain patient; the site administrators may need some time to investigate why their security system flagged your activity.
They can then take steps to resolve the issue on their end or assist you in determining how to proceed without triggering the security measures.