{"repo":"Edioff/akamai-analysis","free":true,"listed":false,"github":"https://github.com/Edioff/akamai-analysis","clone":"git clone https://github.com/Edioff/akamai-analysis.git","description":"Enterprise Anti-Bot Analysis — Deep technical analysis of Akamai Bot Manager v2 detection mechanisms","language":null,"stars":11,"topics":["akamai","anti-bot","bot-detection","javascript","reverse-engineering","security-research","web-scraping"],"license":"MIT","category":"scrapers-browser-automation","readme_excerpt":"Akamai Bot Manager v2 — Technical Analysis Deep technical analysis of Akamai Bot Manager v2's detection mechanisms, based on reverse-engineering 512KB of obfuscated JavaScript and documenting the full bot detection pipeline. Overview This repository contains a detailed case study of how Akamai Bot Manager v2 works under the hood. The analysis was conducted as part of a web scraping project targeting an e-commerce site protected by Akamai, and documents the complete bot detection pipeline from initial script loading to server-side validation. This is not a bypass tool. It's a technical analysis documenting what Akamai collects, how it processes signals, and how it decides whether a visitor is human or automated. The goal is educational — understanding enterprise-grade bot detection helps build better security and better scrapers. The Challenge The target site deployed Akamai Bot Manager v2, which is considered one of the most sophisticated bot detection systems in production. Key characteristics: - 512KB of obfuscated JavaScript loaded on every page - 100+ browser signals collected per session - Multi-layer validation combining client-side and server-side checks - Dynamic script generation — the detection script changes between deployments - Cookie-based challenge system using abck and bm sz cookies My Approach Phase 1: JavaScript Deobfuscation - Captured the Akamai sensor script ( akamai sensor.js ) - Deobfuscated string arrays, control flow flattening, and dead code - Identi","default_branch":null,"files":null,"tree":[],"storefront":"/r/Edioff","claimed":false,"request_supported":{"post":"https://gitbuyer.com/r/Edioff/akamai-analysis/request-supported","requests":0},"note":"indexed from public GitHub; nothing is for sale on this page. Clone it from GitHub. Paid listings live at /search."}