What are the security implications of disabling the Cloudflare Zero Trust agent on a Linux server?

Disabling the Cloudflare Zero Trust agent removes the identity-based access control and protection it provides. Your server will no longer benefit from the agent's ability to verify client identities, potentially increasing the risk of unauthorized access, bot attacks, and other malicious activities. Essentially, you're reverting to standard firewall-based security, which is less effective against sophisticated threats.