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title: Concepts · Cloudflare Learning Paths
description: Concepts explain the basic ideas behind how Cloudflare Zero Trust works.
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Concepts explain the basic ideas behind how Cloudflare Zero Trust works.

## Objectives

By the end of this module, you will be able to:

* Explain how Cloudflare works.
* Describe the purpose of a VPN.
* Understand the benefits of switching to a Zero Trust architecture.
