blog.cloudflare.com· Oct 23, 2026· by Matthew Gumport

Origin Range Requests: Serving large files without range-request tuning

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Naive byte-range caching can waste gigabytes of origin bandwidth on small requests. We rebuilt our cache architecture in Pingora to coordinate partial fetches automatically, cutting R2 p99 latency in half.
🎯 Vulnerability: Web Security Vulnerability
💡 Defense Fix: Implement strict input validation, contextual output encoding, and enforce least-privilege authorization controls.
#Cache#Performance#Pingora#Product News#Storage