EMZETT.Bot protection
In short: Bot protection means measures that keep automated access (bots) away from a website without disturbing real visitors.
In more detail: Bots create spam, try stolen passwords (credential stuffing), copy content or overload servers. Good protection combines several layers, because no single one is enough.
In Depth
- CAPTCHA and Turnstile: tasks or invisible checks that humans pass easily. Cloudflare Turnstile works without puzzle images (Cloudflare).
- Rate limiting: limits the number of requests per time and address (rate limiting).
- Honeypot: a hidden form field that only bots fill in. Whoever fills it in is rejected.
- WAF and rules: a WAF blocks known bad patterns and addresses.
- Behaviour analysis: mouse movement, speed and sequence are assessed.
- Account protection: two-factor login makes stolen passwords useless.
- robots.txt: a request to friendly bots, no protection against bad ones.
Trade-offs
Checks that are too strict lock out real users or threaten accessibility and privacy. Good methods are unobtrusive and block only on suspicion.