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Cloudflare Discusses Detecting Behaviors on the Agentic Internet
Key points
- Traditional bot vs. human distinction is outdated.
- "Hybrid" traffic combines human and automated actions.
- Focus shifts to assessing behavior for risk and trust.
- Cloudflare defines risk as ephemeral harm likelihood, trust as built reputation.
Evolving Traffic Complexity
The internet's traffic landscape has moved beyond the simple dichotomy of good bots and bad humans. Modern web interactions often involve a blend of human and automated actions, termed "hybrid" traffic. This means a single user session can transition between human-driven browsing and automated processes, such as an automated shopping assistant completing a checkout.
Behavioral Assessment for Trust
To manage this complexity, website owners need to assess behaviors rather than relying on static classifications. The focus is on determining if an action is abusive or malicious, evaluating the risk presented, and building trust based on continuous actions. This requires moving beyond point-in-time checks to analyze ongoing behavioral patterns.
Cloudflare's Approach to Risk and Trust
Cloudflare's Web Integrity & Trust team distinguishes between Risk and Trust as independent but reciprocal values. Risk is defined as the likelihood of a request or action being harmful, often ephemeral. Trust, conversely, is built over time based on reputation. This framework guides their strategy for detecting and analyzing behaviors on the Agentic Internet.
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Primary sources
CVE CVE-2023-503877.5 HIGHReporting from
Cloudflare's Web Integrity & Trust team is focusing on behavioral analysis to distinguish between beneficial and malicious automated traffic, moving beyond simple human-bot classifications. This approach addresses the increasing complexity of "hybrid" traffic, where human and automated interactions blend within a single session.