A new update is available for [XTR] IP Threat Monitor by Offical.
KEY HIGHLIGHTS:
INSTANT BOT DETECTION
No more waiting for DNS lookups! Bot IP Range Detection instantly recognizes legitimate search engine crawlers using their official IP ranges. This means:
Our new system checks bots in 3 ways:
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[XTR] IP Threat Monitor 1.0.3
Update highlights
This major update introduces a revolutionary 3-tier bot detection system that protects your SEO while blocking malicious traffic.KEY HIGHLIGHTS:
INSTANT BOT DETECTION
No more waiting for DNS lookups! Bot IP Range Detection instantly recognizes legitimate search engine crawlers using their official IP ranges. This means:
- Zero DNS overhead
- 99% faster bot recognition
- No more false positives from DNS timeouts
Our new system checks bots in 3 ways:
- IP Range (primary - instant)
- User-Agent (fast)
- rDNS Verification (secondary - for unknown IPs)
- Google, Bing, Yandex bots are NEVER blocked
- DNS issues won't affect your SEO anymore
- Comprehensive coverage of all major search engines
- Cached IP range matching for blazing-fast performance
- Reduced server load
- Better handling of new crawler IPs
- New diagnostic tests in Test Configuration
- Clear recommendations for optimal setup
- CLI tools for bulk operations
Complete Change Log
[NEW] Bot IP Range Detection- Added primary bot detection using official IP ranges (Google, Bing, Yandex, Baidu, DuckDuckBot)
- Instant bot verification without DNS lookup overhead
- 99% coverage of legitimate search engine traffic
- New BotIPRanges service with CIDR matching support
- 3-tier bot detection: IP Range → User-Agent → rDNS
- Bot rDNS Verification remains as secondary protection layer
- Reduced false positives for legitimate crawlers
- Enhanced SEO safety with faster bot recognition
- Added "Bot IP Range Detection" test in Test Configuration page
- Added "Bot rDNS Verification" test with clear recommendations
- New CLI command: xentr:ipt:clear-blacklist (remove blacklisted IPs)
- New CLI command: xentr:ipt:analyze-bots (analyze bot detection)
- IP range checks are instant (no DNS latency)
- Reduced server load with cached IP range matching
- Better handling of new bot IP addresses
- Improved error handling in bot verification
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