What is Akamai Bot Manager?โบ
Akamai Bot Manager is an Akamai service assisting organizations in guarding their websites and applications against bot attacks. It combines behavioral analysis and machine learning to find and block malicious bots. The Akamai Bot Manager Premier software development kit (BMP SDK) collects behavioral data of users to allow proper access.
How does Akamai Bot Manager identify and block bots?โบ
Akamai Bot Manager identifies and blocks bots with the help of behavioral analysis, machine learning, and bot fingerprinting techniques. The Bot Manager system assesses browser and device attributes, network characteristics, and behavioral patterns in real time. The custom-categorized bots, transparent, active, and behavioral detection differentiate between a bot and a human request.
How does Akamai Bot Manager differentiate between good bots and bad bots?โบ
Akamai Bot Manager uses many techniques to differentiate between good and bad bots. First, behavioral analysis and machine learning techniques register the activities of legitimate bots. Second, Bot Fingerprinting recognizes malicious bots and legitimate bots. Finally, earlier behaviors, history, and patterns are information that helps along with custom rules and policies by Akamai Bot Manager.
How does Akamai Bot Manager protect against Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks?โบ
Akamai Bot Manager protects against DDoS attacks by finding and blocking requests from bots that could make DDoS attacks. Akamai's protection services use servers worldwide to captivate and deflect DDoS traffic, preventing them from reaching a website or an application. In addition, Akamai Bot Manager identifies malicious bots trying to launch a DDoS attack and stops them before any damage.
How can I implement Akamai Bot Manager on my website or application?โบ
One can implement Akamai Bot Manager by designing Akamai's EdgePlatform. Akamai Control Center or an Akamai solutions architect can help with configuration. First, Sign up and create an account with Akamai to configure. The Akamai Bot Manager provides credentials to use the service. One can add the service to a website or application using JavaScript code, SDK, HTML, or codebase.