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[Cloudflare One] Document non-identity email for auth proxy endpoint background requests#28674

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[Cloudflare One] Document non-identity email for auth proxy endpoint background requests#28674
caley-b merged 2 commits intocloudflare:productionfrom
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Summary

  • Explicitly documents the non-identity email address (auth-proxy-non-identity@<team-domain>.cloudflareaccess.com) used for background/sub-requests through authorization proxy endpoints.
  • Updates the "Referer header traffic" limitation section to call out the exact email format so admins know what to filter on when creating HTTP policies.

Context

When using authorization proxy endpoints, browsers do not attach the identity cookie to HTTP sub-requests (background requests). These requests are logged with a fixed non-identity email address. The previous documentation mentioned a "non-identity email address" but did not specify the actual format, making it difficult for admins to set up filtering policies.

Related: https://jira.cfdata.org/browse/GIN-1506

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Traffic with a referer HTTP header matching the domain of a recently logged in user from the same source IP will be allowed through and logged with the following non-identity email address:

This issue occurs because browsers will not tag HTTP sub-requests with the identity cookie used to verify user authentication. If you would like to filter this traffic, you can set up an [HTTP policy](/cloudflare-one/traffic-policies/http-policies/) to block all traffic matching the non-identity email address.
```txt
auth-proxy-non-identity@<your-team-name>.cloudflareaccess.com
```

Where `<your-team-name>` is your [team name](/cloudflare-one/faq/getting-started-faq/#what-is-a-team-domainteam-name).
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Traffic with a referer HTTP header matching the domain of a recently logged in user from the same source IP will be allowed through and logged with the following non-identity email address:
This issue occurs because browsers will not tag HTTP sub-requests with the identity cookie used to verify user authentication. If you would like to filter this traffic, you can set up an [HTTP policy](/cloudflare-one/traffic-policies/http-policies/) to block all traffic matching the non-identity email address.
```txt
auth-proxy-non-identity@<your-team-name>.cloudflareaccess.com
```
Where `<your-team-name>` is your [team name](/cloudflare-one/faq/getting-started-faq/#what-is-a-team-domainteam-name).
Traffic with a referer HTTP header matching the domain of a recently logged-in user from the same source IP will be allowed through and logged with the following non-identity email address: `auth-proxy-non-identity@<your-team-name>.cloudflareaccess.com`, where `<your-team-name>` is your [team name](/cloudflare-one/faq/getting-started-faq/#what-is-a-team-domainteam-name).

@caley-b caley-b merged commit 5dda6ff into cloudflare:production Mar 3, 2026
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