Magex AI

<p>AI Bot Defender is a comprehensive WordPress security plugin that uses artificial intelligence to protect your website from malicious bots, automated attacks, and security threats. With advanced behavioral analysis and real-time threat detection, it provides enterprise-level security for websites of all sizes.</p>
<h4>Key Features</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>AI-Powered Threat Detection</strong> – Intelligent analysis of visitor behavior and attack patterns</li>
<li><strong>Multiple AI Provider Support</strong> – Choose between Site Guarding AI (with FREE tokens) or OpenAI Direct</li>
<li><strong>Traffic Monitoring</strong> – Real-time tracking of all website visitors and suspicious activities</li>
<li><strong>Auto-Blocking System</strong> – Automatically block malicious IPs based on threat scores</li>
<li><strong>Honeypot Traps</strong> – Invisible fields that catch automated bots</li>
<li><strong>Login Protection</strong> – Defend against brute force attacks on WordPress login</li>
<li><strong>XSS Detection</strong> – Block Cross-Site Scripting attempts</li>
<li><strong>SQL Injection Protection</strong> – Prevent database attacks</li>
<li><strong>Contact Form 7 Integration</strong> – AI-powered spam detection for form submissions</li>
<li><strong>Comprehensive Dashboard</strong> – Beautiful analytics and security insights</li>
<li><strong>Token Balance Warnings</strong> – 4-level alert system to prevent service interruption</li>
</ul>
<h4>Why Choose AI Bot Defender?</h4>
<p><strong>For Site Guarding AI Users:</strong><br />
* Get started with FREE tokens – no credit card required<br />
* Simple token-based pricing<br />
* Managed infrastructure – no API keys to configure<br />
* OpenAI-powered AI behind the scenes<br />
* Real-time token balance monitoring<br />
* Low balance warning system (< 25,000 tokens)</p>
<p><strong>For OpenAI Users:</strong><br />
* Direct OpenAI API integration<br />
* Full control over API settings<br />
* Cost tracking and usage analytics<br />
* Flexible model selection</p>
<h4>Advanced Security Features</h4>
<ol>
<li>
<p><strong>Intelligent Bot Detection</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Behavioral pattern analysis</li>
<li>User-agent fingerprinting</li>
<li>Request frequency monitoring</li>
<li>Geographic location tracking</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Attack Prevention</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Brute force protection</li>
<li>SQL injection blocking</li>
<li>XSS attempt detection</li>
<li>Directory traversal prevention</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Form Security</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Honeypot field injection</li>
<li>AI-powered spam detection</li>
<li>Real-time form submission analysis</li>
<li>Automatic bot blocking</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Traffic Analysis</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>IP-based visitor tracking</li>
<li>Attack pattern recognition</li>
<li>Threat level assessment</li>
<li>Detailed security reports</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ol>
<h4>Dashboard & Analytics</h4>
<ul>
<li>Beautiful security overview with real-time statistics</li>
<li>Traffic monitoring with IP grouping</li>
<li>Attack log with severity indicators</li>
<li>Token usage tracking</li>
<li>Cost analytics (OpenAI Direct)</li>
<li>One-click IP blocking</li>
<li>Detailed security reports</li>
</ul>
<h4>Support & Documentation</h4>
<ul>
<li>Professional support from Site Guarding team</li>
<li>Comprehensive documentation</li>
<li>Regular updates and improvements</li>
<li>Active development and maintenance</li>
</ul>
<h4>Pro Services Available</h4>
<ul>
<li>24/7 Website Monitoring</li>
<li>Malware Detection & Removal</li>
<li>Firewall Protection</li>
<li>Security Audits</li>
<li>Priority Support</li>
</ul>
<h3>Additional Information</h3>
<h4>System Requirements</h4>
<ul>
<li>WordPress 5.0 or higher</li>
<li>PHP 7.4 or higher (PHP 8.0+ recommended)</li>
<li>MySQL 5.6 or higher</li>
<li>HTTPS recommended for API communications</li>
</ul>
<h4>Browser Compatibility</h4>
<ul>
<li>Chrome (latest)</li>
<li>Firefox (latest)</li>
<li>Safari (latest)</li>
<li>Edge (latest)</li>
<li>Opera (latest)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Language Support</h4>
<ul>
<li>English (default)</li>
<li>More translations coming soon!</li>
</ul>
<h4>Privacy & Data</h4>
<p>AI Bot Defender respects your privacy:</p>
<ul>
<li>No personal data is collected without consent</li>
<li>Traffic monitoring uses only IP addresses and user agents</li>
<li>AI analysis data is processed securely</li>
<li>All API communications are encrypted</li>
<li>No data is sold to third parties</li>
</ul>
<p>Website ownership verification requires domain validation during registration.</p>
<h3>Third Party Services</h3>
<p>This plugin may connect to the following external services:</p>
<h4>AI API</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Purpose:</strong> AI-powered threat analysis</li>
<li><strong>When:</strong> When using AI provider for security analysis</li>
<li><strong>Data Sent:</strong> IP addresses, user agents, attack patterns, form data</li>
</ul>
<h4>OpenAI API</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Purpose:</strong> Direct AI analysis when using OpenAI provider</li>
<li><strong>When:</strong> When OpenAI Direct is selected as AI provider</li>
<li><strong>Data Sent:</strong> Security-related text for analysis</li>
<li><strong>Privacy Policy:</strong> <a href="https://openai.com/privacy" rel="nofollow ugc">OpenAI Privacy Policy</a></li>
<li><strong>Service URL:</strong> https://api.openai.com</li>
</ul>
<p>Users have full control over which AI provider to use, and can disable AI features entirely if desired.</p>


Magex AI Bot Defender

Advanced AI-powered bot protection with intelligent threat detection, traffic monitoring, and automated security responses.

kognetiks

<p>Bot Lockout is a security plugin that implements a lightweight cryptographic challenge system to distinguish between real browsers and automated bots. Unlike traditional CAPTCHA systems, it uses JavaScript-based cryptographic operations that are easy for humans but difficult for most bots to solve.</p>
<h4>Key Features</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Lightweight Protection</strong>: Uses minimal resources and doesn’t impact site performance</li>
<li><strong>Cryptographic Challenges</strong>: SHA-256 hashing with date and user agent binding</li>
<li><strong>Smart Whitelisting</strong>: Allow trusted bots (Google, Bing, etc.) and IP addresses</li>
<li><strong>Flexible Configuration</strong>: Exclude specific pages and customize block messages</li>
<li><strong>Comprehensive Logging</strong>: Track blocked attempts for analysis</li>
<li><strong>Custom Styling</strong>: Add custom CSS to match your site’s design</li>
<li><strong>Daily Token Expiration</strong>: Prevents long-term bypass attempts</li>
</ul>
<h4>How It Works</h4>
<ol>
<li><strong>Initial Request</strong>: When a visitor accesses your site, the plugin checks for a valid challenge token</li>
<li><strong>JavaScript Challenge</strong>: If no token exists, a cryptographic challenge is presented</li>
<li><strong>Token Generation</strong>: The challenge combines the current date with the user agent string and creates a SHA-256 hash</li>
<li><strong>Secure Storage</strong>: The hash is base64 encoded, truncated, and stored as a secure cookie</li>
<li><strong>Validation</strong>: Subsequent requests are validated against the stored token</li>
</ol>
<h4>Security Features</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Cryptographically Secure</strong>: Uses SHA-256 hashing algorithm</li>
<li><strong>Time-Bound</strong>: Tokens expire daily to prevent long-term bypass</li>
<li><strong>Browser-Specific</strong>: User agent binding prevents token sharing</li>
<li><strong>Secure Cookies</strong>: Implements proper cookie security settings</li>
<li><strong>Whitelist Support</strong>: Allow trusted services and IP addresses</li>
</ul>
<h4>Multi-Site Support</h4>
<p>Bot Lockout supports WordPress Multi-Site installations with both network-wide and site-specific configurations:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Network Activation</strong>: Apply settings to all sites in the network</li>
<li><strong>Site-Specific Activation</strong>: Independent settings for each site</li>
<li><strong>Mixed Configuration</strong>: Network-wide defaults with site-specific overrides</li>
</ul>
<h3>Security Advisory</h3>
<p>Bot Lockout is one layer in a broader security strategy, not a silver bullet.</p>
<p>While Bot Lockout is designed to deter automated bots and AI scrapers through cryptographic JavaScript challenges, no single solution can offer complete protection. Web scraping technologies continue to evolve, and determined actors may find ways to bypass front-end defenses.</p>
<p>This plugin should be used as part of a multi-layered approach to website security. For best results, we recommend combining Bot Lockout with additional tools such as server-level firewalls, rate limiting, CAPTCHA systems, behavior-based threat detection, and CDN-level bot mitigation.</p>
<p>Kognetiks makes no guarantee that this plugin will block all unwanted bot traffic. It is intended as a proactive, lightweight defense mechanism—not a comprehensive security system. Users are responsible for evaluating their own threat model and deploying appropriate complementary protections.</p>
<h3>Support</h3>
<p>For support, please visit the <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/bot-lockout/" rel="ugc">WordPress.org support forums</a> or check the <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/bot-lockout/" rel="ugc">plugin documentation</a>.</p>
<h3>Credits</h3>
<p><strong>Developer</strong>: Kognetiks</p>
<p>This plugin is licensed under the GPL v3 or later.</p>


Bot Lockout

A lightweight WordPress plugin that protects your site from AI scrapers and bad bots using cryptographic JavaScript challenges.

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