How does Cloudflare Bot Fight Mode (Definitely) differentiate between good bots (e.g., search engine crawlers) and bad bots?

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How does Cloudflare Bot Fight Mode (Definitely) differentiate between good bots (e.g., search engine crawlers) and bad bots?
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Bot Fight Mode uses a combination of factors, including browser fingerprinting, JavaScript execution, and challenge response analysis. Legitimate bots, like search engine crawlers, typically adhere to established protocols (e.g., User-Agent headers, robots.txt) and behave predictably. Definite mode aggressively tests these behaviors, making it difficult for malicious bots to mimic legitimate ones.