DroneDeploy and Cloudflare Workers

DroneDeploy, a cloud platform that captures and analyzes drone imagery and data, is using Cloudflare Workers to maintain flexibility in their network routing and authentication layer. By leveraging Workers, DroneDeploy can push its authentication to the edge, ensuring its multi-tenancy image storage model is secure at the edge. The platform uses standard JWT authentication and employs a URL authentication method commonly known as request signing which uses the Web Crypto API. This allows them to maintain architectural freedom around the many services they use while providing a better experience for drone users in the field.