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7.6 Bot Mitigation & AI/Bot Access Control

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Bot Identification — Signals, Patterns & Anomaly Detection

IDCheckPasses whenWeightRuns
7.6.01Detect non-human traffic patternsDetectedCriticalDeterministic
7.6.02Validate bot fingerprinting enabledEnabledCriticalDeterministic
7.6.03Validate IP reputation checks functioningFunctioningHeavyDeterministic
7.6.04Detect high-frequency crawler burstsNoneHeavyDeterministic
7.6.05Validate ASN-based bot filtering activeActiveHeavyDeterministic
7.6.06Validate detection for scripted headless browsersDetectedMediumDeterministic
7.6.07Detect traffic with missing JS executionMinimalMediumDeterministic
7.6.08Validate known good bots whitelistedWhitelistedMediumDeterministic
7.6.09Validate challenge pages for unknown botsChallengedMediumDeterministic
7.6.10Compute Bot Identification Accuracy ScoreFinalizedCriticalDeterministic

Rate Limiting — Throughput Control, IP Banding & Load Protection

IDCheckPasses whenWeightRuns
7.6.11Validate rate limiting thresholds configuredConfiguredHeavyDeterministic
7.6.12Detect rate limit bypass attemptsNoneHeavyDeterministic
7.6.13Validate IP throttling functionalFunctionalHeavyDeterministic
7.6.14Detect proxy rotation patternsMinimalMediumDeterministic
7.6.15Validate burst traffic isolatedIsolatedMediumDeterministic
7.6.16Validate API endpoints protected by rate limitsProtectedMediumDeterministic
7.6.17Validate per-user rate limits enforcedEnforcedMediumDeterministic
7.6.18Validate CDN-level throttling activeActiveMediumDeterministic
7.6.19Detect geo-pattern rate limit triggersMonitoredMediumDeterministic
7.6.20Compute Rate Limiting & Load Protection ScoreFinalizedCriticalDeterministic

Bot Classification — Good vs Bad, AI Crawler Access & Rules

IDCheckPasses whenWeightRuns
7.6.21Validate major AI bots recognized (OpenAI, Google, Anthropic)RecognizedHeavyDeterministic
7.6.22Validate AI bots restricted or allowed according to policyEnforcedHeavyDeterministic
7.6.23Validate robots.txt matches bot access policyMatchingMediumDeterministic
7.6.24Detect unauthorized or spoofed AI crawlersNoneMediumDeterministic
7.6.25Validate custom bot segments tracked separatelySegmentedMediumDeterministic
7.6.26Validate known harmful bots fully blockedBlockedMediumDeterministic
7.6.27Validate partner bots allowedAllowedMediumDeterministic
7.6.28Validate JS-challenge flow for semi-legit botsActiveMediumDeterministic
7.6.29Detect bots abusing login/signup endpointsNoneMediumDeterministic
7.6.30Compute Bot Access Classification Master ScoreFinalizedCriticalDeterministic

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