Overview
OnticaBot is an automated web identity associated with Ontica Pty Ltd.
It is used for fetching public articles for curated content feeds.
No fixed HTTP User-Agent is publicly documented by the operator. Verify HTTP Message Signatures against operator-published key material rather than trusting a copied name or browser string.
Identity
- User-Agent
OnticaBot- HTTP Agent Examples
No fixed HTTP User-Agent published; verify HTTP Message Signatures and supporting request headers.- Identity Type
- Http Message Signature
- Evidence Method
- Verify HTTP Message Signatures against operator-published key material. Do not trust the bot name or User-Agent alone.
Classification
- Type
- Social
- Kind
- Fetcher
- Family
- Ontica Pty Ltd
- Purpose
- link-preview
Behavior and handling
- Common Use
- fetching public articles for curated content feeds
- Detection Notes
- Identify candidate traffic through signed HTTP requests and corroborating operator documentation.
- Respects robots.txt
- Unknown
- Spoofing Risk
- Unsigned traffic can impersonate the name OnticaBot. Treat the identity as verified only when signature verification succeeds.
- Risk
- Neutral
- Recommended Handling
- Depends
Rules and controls
- Robots.txt Snippet
# No fixed robots.txt token. Verify the signed request identity instead.