Question 1

How is Bot Management different from basic rate limiting?

Accepted Answer

Rate limiting is one control. Bot Management is a trust layer: it classifies all automation, allows what you trust, challenges what's unknown, and blocks what's malicious. Progressive mitigation means less friction for real users and legitimate bots, more precision against actual threats.

Question 2

Will Bot Management break SEO or block good bots?

Accepted Answer

No. Bot Management is designed to distinguish beneficial automation from abusive automation. You can review and manage known bots in a dedicated dashboard, keeping critical crawlers and monitoring services working. If a bot you rely on is missing, you can request it to be added.

Question 3

How does Gcore handle headless browsers and scripted automation?

Accepted Answer

Automated clients are detected using a behavioural engine and can be required to pass JavaScript validation (a browser handshake) before accessing sensitive paths. This stops headless browsers and scripted tools while allowing real browsers and verified bots to pass through normally.

Question 4

Can I protect APIs as well as websites?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Bot abuse increasingly targets APIs and business flows, not just web pages. Gcore Bot Management lets you protect web and API endpoints with one set of controls inside WAAP. Apply endpoint-specific policies to authentication, booking, payment, and other high-value API actions.

Question 5

How quickly can we deploy Bot Management?

Accepted Answer

If you already use Gcore WAAP or CDN, you can enable Bot Management in the portal and tune policies for your domain immediately. New deployments can start with sensible defaults and harden iteratively as you learn your traffic patterns. No complex migration or infrastructure changes required.

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