WBDK-catalogue
Run by What Boys Don't Know
How to detect WBDK-catalogue
WBDK-catalogue signs its requests, so you detect it by verifying the cryptographic signature on each request. A valid signature proves the request came from What Boys Don't Know; 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 WBDK-catalogue
WBDK-catalogue 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 WBDK-catalogue
How do you detect WBDK-catalogue?
WBDK-catalogue signs its requests, so you detect it by verifying the cryptographic signature on each request. A valid signature proves the request came from What Boys Don't Know; a copied user agent without the signature does not.
What is WBDK-catalogue?
WBDK-catalogue is a crawler run by What Boys Don't Know that signs its requests.
Does WBDK-catalogue identify itself?
Yes. WBDK-catalogue signs its requests cryptographically, which is the strongest way an agent can identify itself.
Can a bot pretend to be WBDK-catalogue?
Not convincingly. A bot can copy WBDK-catalogue's user agent, but without What Boys Don't Know signing keys its requests fail verification and it is not labeled WBDK-catalogue.
How common is WBDK-catalogue?
Very uncommon. Rare, brand new, or not seen on Verisoul traffic yet.
What does the Verisoul API return for WBDK-catalogue?
Every session Verisoul identifies as WBDK-catalogue carries an agent block with id "wbdk_catalogue", name, provider, type "crawler", detection_method "signed" and the detection_signals used (cryptographic, behavioral). Build rules on the id, type and detection method.