Overview
UT-Dorkbot is an automated web identity associated with University of Texas at Austin.
It is used for managed web application security scanning.
The documented User-Agent pattern is UT-Dorkbot/. User-Agent strings can be copied, so corroborate requests with operator documentation, network ownership, reverse DNS, or other request evidence.
Identity
- User-Agent
UT-Dorkbot/- HTTP Agent Examples
UT-Dorkbot/1.2; UT-Dorkbot/1.1; UT-Dorkbot/1.0- Identity Type
- User Agent
- Evidence Method
- Match the documented User-Agent pattern UT-Dorkbot/, then corroborate it with operator documentation, network ownership, reverse DNS, or other request evidence. User-Agent strings alone do not prove identity.
Classification
- Type
- Security
- Kind
- Scanner
- Family
- University of Texas at Austin
- Purpose
- security-scanning
Behavior and handling
- Common Use
- managed web application security scanning
- Detection Notes
- Detect candidate UT-Dorkbot traffic using the documented User-Agent pattern UT-Dorkbot/. Confirm the identity with supporting evidence before enforcement.
- Respects robots.txt
- Unknown
- Spoofing Risk
- UT-Dorkbot can be impersonated because its User-Agent pattern can be copied. Treat the identity as confirmed only when supporting evidence matches.
- Risk
- Neutral
- Recommended Handling
- Depends
Rules and controls
- Robots.txt Snippet
# robots.txt behavior is unconfirmed. Do not rely on this rule without verification.