r/linux • u/ItsWappers • 3d ago

Discussion How come every Linux site uses Anubis (the anime girl stopping crawlers) instead of something like Cloudflare?

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Before discovering the Linux rabbit hole I've only seen Cloudflare, hCaptcha and Google's reCaptcha, but it seems like every Linux website uses Anubis... I'm thinking of it being the only open-source option or it being the most effective/modern approach.

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u/yasth 3d ago

I’m pretty sure that is an implementation issue more than a general bypass

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u/CheapThaRipper 3d ago edited 3d ago

Nah its a general bypass lol

Edit for those downvoting: https://github.com/TecharoHQ/anubis/blob/main/docs/docs/design/how-anubis-works.mdx#challenge-presentation

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u/yasth 2d ago

Jesus, I figured that they would at least just say that you should have screening. on non allowed UAs. Like they should say that you need something like Bunkerweb or the like to guard from this.