Cloudflare's Web Bot Auth: Secure Your Bots with Cryptographic Signatures

Cloudflare introduces Web Bot Auth, an authentication method using cryptographic signatures in HTTP messages to verify requests originate from automated bots. This guide details integrating Web Bot Auth into Cloudflare, covering key generation (Ed25519), hosting a key directory, bot registration, and request signing. By adhering to IETF drafts, developers ensure their bot requests are verified, enhancing security and preventing abuse.