BOTDEFENSE::reason¶
Description¶
Returns the reason that lead Bot Defense to decide on the action to be
taken (the action that is specified in BOTDEFENSE::action).
The returned reason will include the Bot Signature and the Bot
Signature Category, if a bot signature was detected on the request.
This applies to Bot Signatures configured for blocking or reporting,
and including Search Engines.
Syntax
BOTDEFENSE::reason
Warning
Deprecated in BIG-IP Next v20.0.1
Return Value¶
Returns a string signifying the reason for the Bot Defense action.
Valid During¶
BOTDEFENSE_ACTION
Examples¶
# EXAMPLE: Send the Bot Defense action and reason to High Speed Logging
when BOTDEFENSE_ACTION {
HSL::send $hsl "action [BOTDEFENSE::action] reason \"[BOTDEFENSE::reason]\""
}
Change Log¶
- Introduced: BIGIP-12.1
- Deprecated: BIGIP-20.0.1
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