Cloudflare announced enhanced visibility and control over personal agents accessing websites. Site owners can now set access policies for specific personal agents, choosing to allow or block them based on their needs. This update aims to balance security and user experience.
What happened
Cloudflare has introduced new features to enhance visibility and control over personal agents accessing websites. Personal agents act as intermediaries between humans and the Internet, converting user instructions into website interactions. Without clear visibility into these agents' activities, site owners face challenges in distinguishing between helpful and risky traffic. Cloudflare's new AI Crawler and Agent access policies provide granular control options for supported personal agents, allowing site owners to set policies such as 'Allow', 'Block on pages with ads', or 'Block'. These policies can be customized during the onboarding process or later in Security Settings. Site owners can tailor these policies based on their specific needs, balancing security and user experience.
What to weigh
- Site owners can customize policies during onboarding or later in Security Settings.
- The right policy depends on the specific needs of each site.
Source: Cloudflare
