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# Cloudflare DNS
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Leverage Cloudflare's global network to deliver excellent performance and reliability to your domain.
Available on all plans
Cloudflare DNS is a fast, resilient, and easy-to-manage authoritative DNS service. It delivers excellent performance and reliability to your domain while also protecting your business from [DDoS attacks ](https://www.cloudflare.com/learning/ddos/what-is-a-ddos-attack/) and [route leaks and hijacking ](https://www.cloudflare.com/learning/security/glossary/bgp-hijacking/). To know where to begin, refer to [Get started](https://developers.cloudflare.com/dns/get-started/).
Enterprise customers can also use Cloudflare DNS for their private network with [Internal DNS](https://developers.cloudflare.com/dns/internal-dns/) and proxy public hostnames to [private origins (Beta)](https://developers.cloudflare.com/dns/private-origins/).
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## Features
[DNS records](https://developers.cloudflare.com/dns/manage-dns-records/how-to/create-dns-records/)
DNS records make resources available on your domain, and allow you to configure services such as email.
Use DNS records
[DNSSEC](https://developers.cloudflare.com/dns/dnssec/)
DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC) adds cryptographic signatures to your DNS records, preventing anyone else from redirecting traffic intended for your domain.
Cloudflare also supports [Multi-signer DNSSEC](https://developers.cloudflare.com/dns/dnssec/multi-signer-dnssec/).
Use DNSSEC
[CNAME flattening](https://developers.cloudflare.com/dns/cname-flattening/)
CNAME flattening delivers better performance and allows you to add a CNAME record at your apex domain (`example.com`). Paid accounts can choose to flatten all CNAME records on their domain.
Use CNAME flattening
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## Related products
[Registrar](https://developers.cloudflare.com/registrar/)
Before you can start using Cloudflare DNS you must first have a domain. Buy and renew your domain at cost with Cloudflare Registrar.
[DNS Resolver](https://developers.cloudflare.com/1.1.1.1/)
Cloudflare DNS focuses on businesses and their domain administration. If you are a consumer and want a more private way to browse the Internet, check out 1.1.1.1, Cloudflare's public DNS Resolver.
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## On this page
[Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/)
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