Tempesta WebShield: Open Source Bot Protection Tool
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Summary
Tempesta WebShield is an open-source tool for automatic bot protection that blocks users based on JA5T, JA5H, or IP addresses using Tempesta FW access logs stored in ClickHouse database. The article provides technical documentation including system requirements (Python 3.12+, Tempesta FW 0.8.0+, Clickhouse 25.6.0+), installation instructions, and testing commands for developers.
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Simple automatic bot protection.
Requirements: Python 3.12 <=, Tempesta FW 0.8.0 <=, Clickhouse 25.6.0 <=
Run tests with: pytest, pytest -s, pytest -vvv
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