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description: Secure browser-based access without device clients.
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# Initial setup

In this guide, you will learn how to deliver clientless access using the Cloudflare Zero Trust suite of products. This guide will focus on browser-based applications that do not require users to install a device client of any kind. It will discuss both common and complex scenarios, and should give you the tools to provide secure user access to internal web applications following a [Zero Trust model ↗](https://www.cloudflare.com/learning/security/glossary/what-is-zero-trust/).

If you need to deliver access to non-browser based applications, refer to our complementary guide for [replacing your VPN](https://developers.cloudflare.com/learning-paths/clientless-access/concepts/).

## Objectives

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

* Set up a Cloudflare account.
* Add your domain to Cloudflare.
* Create a Zero Trust organization to manage applications and policies.
* Configure an identity provider (IdP) for user authentication.

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