SECURE
Bot Manager
Stop malicious bots before they reach your applications. Intent-based classification with machine learning to prevent fraud, credential stuffing, and scraping.
bot categories detected and classified
mitigation actions for granular control
added latency with edge processing
Protect your business from automated threats
Stop fraud before it happens
Block credential stuffing, account takeovers, and payment fraud with intent-based detection to protect customer accounts and reduce financial losses.
Defend against brute-force attacks
Use intelligent scoring and adaptive mitigation to make brute-force attacks costly and time-consuming.
Control scraping and crawling
Prevent unauthorized content extraction by distinguishing legitimate crawlers from malicious scrapers with granular policies.
Reduce infrastructure costs
Block automated traffic before it reaches your origin to reduce bandwidth usage, compute consumption, and operational costs.
Preserve legitimate user experience
Minimize false positives by accurately distinguishing humans and good bots from malicious automation.
Gain visibility into bot traffic
Monitor bot behavior and attack trends with real-time analytics to continuously optimize your defenses.
Advanced bot detection and mitigation
Detect bots with precision
Differentiate humans from bots using machine learning that analyzes behavioral signals such as device fingerprints, browser patterns, and network reputation in real time through SDK integration for Web and Mobile applications.
Intent-based bot classification
Automatically identify bot intent including scraping, credential stuffing, brute force, and account takeover, using behavioral modeling and reputation intelligence, and apply tailored policies based on risk and business context.
Flexible mitigation actions
Implement intelligent defenses with 7 mitigation actions: instant blocking, adaptive challenges, rate limiting, traffic redirection, custom HTML responses, random delays, and connection holds.
Adjust responses based on event criticality, business requirements, and bot type to allow legitimate traffic while blocking malicious automation.
Reputation Intelligence for enhanced protection
Identify malicious traffic using continuously updated Network Lists and IP reputation data, including Tor exit nodes, known proxies, malware sources, and fraud networks. Automatically increase threat scores and apply appropriate mitigation actions to establish an additional security perimeter.
Protect applications across industries
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Bot Manager and how does it work?
Azion Bot Manager is an advanced bot detection and mitigation solution that uses machine learning and Reputation Intelligence to protect applications from automated attacks.
It analyzes behavioral parameters per request including device fingerprints, browser signatures, network patterns, and request behaviors. Each request receives a score based on these parameters, and when the score exceeds your defined threshold, Bot Manager executes a predetermined action (allow, deny, redirect, CAPTCHA challenge, etc.).
The solution classifies bots by intent — distinguishing between good bots (search engines), bad bots (credential stuffing, scraping), and legitimate human traffic — enabling granular policy enforcement.
How does Bot Manager differ from traditional bot protection?
Traditional bot protection relies on static rules and signature-based detection, which attackers easily bypass. Azion Bot Manager uses intent-based behavioral analysis powered by machine learning.
Instead of just identifying bots, Bot Manager determines what each bot is trying to do — credential stuffing, scraping, account takeover, or legitimate crawling. This intent-based approach allows you to apply different policies for different threats.
Additionally, Bot Manager analyzes behavioral parameters in real time, continuously learning from attack patterns to improve detection accuracy and reduce false positives.
What types of attacks does Bot Manager prevent?
Bot Manager protects against a comprehensive range of automated attacks:
- Credential stuffing: automated login attempts using stolen credentials
- Account takeover: unauthorized access to user accounts
- Brute force attacks: systematic password guessing attempts
- Web scraping: unauthorized content and data extraction
- Inventory hoarding: automated purchase of limited inventory
- Payment fraud: automated testing of stolen payment cards
- Vulnerability scanning: automated probing for security weaknesses
- API abuse: excessive or malicious API requests
The solution uses behavioral modeling to detect both known attack patterns and emerging threats.
How long does it take to deploy Bot Manager?
Bot Manager can be deployed in minutes on the Azion platform. The basic setup involves: Enable Bot Manager in your Firewall configuration Configure detection thresholds and mitigation actions Apply the policy to your domains For the comprehensive Bot Manager add-on, contact our Sales team for subscription details. Alternatively, you can start immediately with Bot Manager Lite from the Marketplace. Once deployed, the solution starts protecting your applications immediately, with machine learning models continuously improving detection accuracy over time.
Will Bot Manager block legitimate users or good bots?
Bot Manager is designed to minimize false positives through advanced machine learning and intent-based classification.
The solution automatically identifies good bots (search engines, monitoring tools, social media crawlers) based on verified User-Agents and behavioral patterns, allowing them to proceed while blocking malicious automation.
For legitimate human users, Bot Manager analyzes behavioral parameters to distinguish real users from sophisticated bots. You can also integrate the Azion SDK into web and mobile applications to further reduce false positives.
Additionally, you can customize thresholds and actions based on your specific business needs and risk tolerance.
What mitigation actions are available?
Bot Manager offers 7 flexible mitigation actions that you can configure based on threat severity:
- Allow: permit the request to proceed
- Deny: return a 403 Forbidden response
- Drop: terminate the request without response
- Redirect: send the request to a different URL (including CAPTCHA challenges)
- Custom HTML: deliver customized HTML content
- Random delay: introduce 1-10 second delays to increase attack costs
- Hold connection: keep the connection open for 1 minute before dropping
You can apply different actions for different bot types and threat levels, enabling granular control over your security posture.
How can I monitor and analyze bot traffic?
Bot Manager provides comprehensive visibility through Azion's observability tools:
- Real-Time Metrics: view bot traffic distribution, CAPTCHA solve rates, top attacking IPs, geographic attack origins, and classification breakdowns
- Real-Time Events: access detailed logs for forensic analysis and pattern identification
- Data Stream: export logs to your SIEM, big data platforms, or stream processing tools
These tools enable you to track attack trends, identify threat sources, calibrate detection rules, and continuously optimize your bot protection policies.
Can I customize Bot Manager for my specific needs?
Yes, Bot Manager is highly customizable to match your business requirements:
- Configure detection thresholds based on your risk tolerance
- Define different actions for different threat types
- Disable specific detection rules if they don't apply to your use case
- Integrate custom Network Lists for IP reputation scoring
- Use the Azion SDK for enhanced device identification
- Combine with other Azion security products (WAF, DDoS Protection, Network Shield)
You can also use Real-Time Events to observe traffic patterns and calibrate rules before enforcing blocking actions, ensuring optimal protection without impacting legitimate users.