SYSTEM LOGS
Technical analysis, security research, and network utility documentation.
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Web Bot Auth: How the Web Started Checking an Agent's ID
For thirty years a bot was whoever it claimed to be. Web Bot Auth replaces that promise with an Ed25519 signature. How the protocol works and what it proves.
The Fake Browser: How Sites Catch Bots and Anti-Detect Tools
A real person, a robot, or a mask? How sites catch bots, headless browsers, and anti-detect tools, and how to check your own browser.
Passive OS Fingerprinting: Your Operating System Talks Before Your Browser Does
Passive OS fingerprinting reads your operating system from the first TCP packet. How p0f and JA4T work, why proxies and VPNs show up, and how to check yours.
The Captcha Trap: Why You Are Treated Like a Bot
Getting CAPTCHAs on every site? How reCAPTCHA, Cloudflare and hCaptcha decide you look like a bot, which signals trip them, and how to make them stop.
User-Agent Spoofing: Why Switchers Fail and How Sites Catch Them
User agent spoofing is easy to detect. A switcher rewrites one string, while Sec-CH-UA Client Hints, navigator.platform and touch support still tell the truth.
One scan shows what your connection and browser give away.
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