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Website owner battles botnets with CAPTCHA and error codes

By PulseAugur Editorial · [2 sources] ·

A website administrator has implemented new measures to combat aggressive web crawlers and botnets that were overwhelming their server. Initially, a Fail2ban rule to block IPs hitting a 429 error page backfired, leading to a coordinated botnet attack. The administrator then resorted to returning a 502 Bad Gateway error for failed checks and introduced a simple CAPTCHA to deter bots, which has so far been effective in reducing server load. AI

IMPACT This article discusses the challenges of managing web traffic and defending against automated bots, a common issue in online operations.

RANK_REASON The article describes a personal struggle with web crawlers and botnets, offering commentary on their behavior and the author's defensive measures.

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Website owner battles botnets with CAPTCHA and error codes

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    busybee: fluffy rambles: No more Mx. Nice Enby https:// beesbuzz.biz/blog/9977-No-more -Mx.-Nice-Enby # Crawlers # Futility # Devops # Blog # Ai

    busybee: fluffy rambles: No more Mx. Nice Enby https:// beesbuzz.biz/blog/9977-No-more -Mx.-Nice-Enby # Crawlers # Futility # Devops # Blog # Ai

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  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    No more Mx. Nice Enby https:// fed.brid.gy/r/https://beesbuzz .biz/blog/9977-No-more-Mx.-Nice-Enby

    No more Mx. Nice Enby https:// fed.brid.gy/r/https://beesbuzz .biz/blog/9977-No-more-Mx.-Nice-Enby

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