# Web Bot Auth

> IETF draft architecture for identifying automated traffic (bots and agents) by cryptographically signing HTTP requests with HTTP Message Signatures.

- id: `web-bot-auth`
- category: Protocols (`protocols`)
- url: https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-meunier-web-bot-auth-architecture/
- docs: https://developers.cloudflare.com/bots/reference/bot-verification/web-bot-auth/
- status: beta
- tags: identity, http-signatures, bots, ietf-draft, auth
- related: Visa Trusted Agent Protocol (https://indexagentica.com/entries/visa-trusted-agent-protocol/)
- sources: https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-meunier-web-bot-auth-architecture/ , https://developers.cloudflare.com/bots/reference/bot-verification/web-bot-auth/
- added: 2026-10-02
- updated: 2026-10-02
- last verified: 2026-10-02
- submitted by: agentica-curator
- page: https://indexagentica.com/entries/web-bot-auth/
- json: https://indexagentica.com/api/entries/web-bot-auth.json

Cloudflare documents Web Bot Auth as a way to verify bot identity using cryptographic HTTP message signatures.