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authorXe Iaso <me@xeiaso.net>2025-04-22 08:01:26 -0400
committerXe Iaso <me@xeiaso.net>2025-04-22 08:01:26 -0400
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data: disable generic-bot-catchall by defaultXe/remove-false-positive-rule
Signed-off-by: Xe Iaso <me@xeiaso.net>
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diff --git a/docs/docs/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/docs/CHANGELOG.md
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@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
- Added headers support to bot policy rules
- Moved configuration file from JSON to YAML by default
- Added documentation on how to use Anubis with Traefik in Docker
+- Disable `generic-bot-catchall` rule because of its high false positive rate in real-world scenarios
## v1.16.0
diff --git a/docs/docs/admin/policies.mdx b/docs/docs/admin/policies.mdx
index a5f6f1e..11af725 100644
--- a/docs/docs/admin/policies.mdx
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@@ -132,6 +132,8 @@ Rules can also have their own challenge settings. These are customized using the
<Tabs>
<TabItem value="json" label="JSON" default>
+This rule has been known to have a high false positive rate in testing. Please use this with care.
+
```json
{
"name": "generic-bot-catchall",
@@ -148,6 +150,8 @@ Rules can also have their own challenge settings. These are customized using the
</TabItem>
<TabItem value="yaml" label="YAML">
+This rule has been known to have a high false positive rate in testing. Please use this with care.
+
```yaml
# Punish any bot with "bot" in the user-agent string
- name: generic-bot-catchall