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# Bot Protection
Configure Bot Protection to block known malicious bots and reduce unwanted automated traffic at the CDN edge.
Block known malicious bots to protect CDN-delivered content from automated attacks and scraping.
**Bot Protection** evaluates incoming requests and blocks requests identified as known malicious bots before protected content is served.
Bot Protection is configured per CDN Resource in the [Medianova Control Panel](https://cloud.medianova.com).
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Bot Protection operates at the CDN level and does not require changes to your origin infrastructure.
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## Configure Bot Protection
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### Open Security
Open your CDN Resource and select **Security**.
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### Enable Bot Protection
Turn on **Bot Protection**.
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### Save the Configuration
Select **Save** in the pending changes bar.
Review the pending changes and confirm the configuration.
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After the configuration is saved, Bot Protection evaluates incoming requests for the selected CDN Resource.
## How Bot Protection Works
When Bot Protection is enabled, incoming requests are evaluated against bot detection rules maintained by Medianova.
Requests identified as known malicious bots are blocked at the CDN edge before protected content is served.
Bot Protection can help reduce:
* Automated scanning activity
* Content scraping by known malicious bots
* Unwanted crawler traffic
* Requests from other automated clients identified by the protection system
## Important Notes
* No origin-side configuration is required.
* Validate legitimate automated services, integrations, monitoring tools, and crawlers after enabling Bot Protection.
* Bot detection rules may change as the protection system is updated.
* Bot Protection can be combined with other security controls such as IP Restriction, Geoblocking, and Rate Limiting.
## Related Concepts
* [IP Restriction](/products/security/ip-restriction.md)
* [Rate Limiting](/products/security/rate-limiting.md)
* [Security](/products/security.md)
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