PubAtlasBot
Run by PubAtlas
How to detect PubAtlasBot
PubAtlasBot signs its requests, so you detect it by verifying the cryptographic signature on each request. A valid signature proves the request came from PubAtlas; a copied user agent without the signature does not.
- Detection method
- SignedThe agent signs its requests, so its identity is verified cryptographically.
- Signals that identify it
- CryptographicA signed request verified cryptographically
- BehavioralHow the session clicks, types, moves and navigates, checked after the signature is verified
Every signal Verisoul checks for PubAtlasBot
PubAtlasBot signs its requests, so we verify who it is cryptographically, then check the rest of the session.
- Used
Cryptographic
A signed request verified cryptographically
- Not used
Network
Not needed to identify it
- Not used
Device
Not needed to identify it
- Used
Behavioral
How the session clicks, types, moves and navigates, checked after the signature is verified
How often you'll see it
Very uncommon
Rare, brand new, or not seen on Verisoul traffic yet
Questions about PubAtlasBot
How do you detect PubAtlasBot?
PubAtlasBot signs its requests, so you detect it by verifying the cryptographic signature on each request. A valid signature proves the request came from PubAtlas; a copied user agent without the signature does not.
What is PubAtlasBot?
PubAtlasBot is a crawler run by PubAtlas that signs its requests.
Does PubAtlasBot identify itself?
Yes. PubAtlasBot signs its requests cryptographically, which is the strongest way an agent can identify itself.
Can a bot pretend to be PubAtlasBot?
Not convincingly. A bot can copy PubAtlasBot's user agent, but without PubAtlas signing keys its requests fail verification and it is not labeled PubAtlasBot.
How common is PubAtlasBot?
Very uncommon. Rare, brand new, or not seen on Verisoul traffic yet.
What does the Verisoul API return for PubAtlasBot?
Every session Verisoul identifies as PubAtlasBot carries an agent block with id "pubatlasbot", name, provider, type "crawler", detection_method "signed" and the detection_signals used (cryptographic, behavioral). Build rules on the id, type and detection method.