Detect Cloudflare Bot Management
Cloudflare bot management solution identifies and mitigates automated traffic to protect websites from bad bots.
Detection looks at cookies across 1 fingerprint rules among the site's public responses.
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Websites using Cloudflare Bot Management
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Signal classes
PluginView evaluates public page signals in these classes when identifying Cloudflare Bot Management. Individual fingerprint rule bodies are proprietary and are not published.
- Cookies
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Example public indicators for Cloudflare Bot Management
Illustrative indicators derived from public catalog metadata for Cloudflare Bot Management. A live scan may match additional proprietary rules beyond these examples.
- __cf_bm
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What a detection means
- Establishes
- One or more public signals on the scanned page matched a known Cloudflare Bot Management signature (1 rules) at the time of the scan.
- Does not establish
- A sitewide install of Cloudflare Bot Management, an active vendor contract, exclusive use, or that Cloudflare Bot Management is still in place today.
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How to check a site for Cloudflare Bot Management
- 1. Enter the website URL in the scan form — homepage, pricing, checkout, or login pages usually expose the strongest Cloudflare Bot Management signals.
- 2. PluginView reads only public responses (cookies) and scores them against the Cloudflare Bot Management signature set (1 rules).
- 3. Review the confidence score and text explanation for Cloudflare Bot Management on the results page.
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Commonly implies
A confirmed Cloudflare Bot Management match also implies these technologies are present.
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FAQ: detecting Cloudflare Bot Management
- Can PluginView detect Cloudflare Bot Management without logging in?
- Yes. PluginView only reads publicly accessible responses when checking for Cloudflare Bot Management — typically cookies. It does not bypass authentication or paywalls.
- What category is Cloudflare Bot Management?
- Cloudflare Bot Management is classified under Security in the PluginView directory.
- How many fingerprint rules cover Cloudflare Bot Management?
- This reference currently tracks 1 fingerprint rule across cookies. Individual rule bodies are proprietary and are not published.
- What public signals suggest a site uses Cloudflare Bot Management?
- Illustrative public indicators for Cloudflare Bot Management include __cf_bm. A live scan may match additional proprietary rules beyond these examples.
