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Cloudflare adds email PIN checks for Quick Tunnel access

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A new cloudflared flag lets operators limit Quick Tunnel visitors to approved email addresses or domains.

Cloudflare says Quick Tunnels can now require visitors to verify access through a one-time PIN delivered by email before reaching the local service. The feature uses the new `--allowed-mail` flag with `cloudflared`, and operators can specify one address, repeat the flag, provide a comma-separated list, or allow every address on a domain. That changes the previous default: anyone holding a `trycloudflare.com` URL could access the service. Visitors do not need Cloudflare accounts, and access ends for all users when the `cloudflared` process stops. Cloudflare says protected tunnels are intended for sharing local development servers, webhook receivers, or demos with selected people, without creating a Cloudflare account or setting up a domain. To get started, Cloudflare directs users to update `cloudflared` to the latest version.

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