Behind the Scenes of Anubis: The Server Protection Hack

You are seeing this page because the administrator of this website has set up Anubis, a security measure designed to protect our server against the growing threat of AI-powered scrapers. This can result in downtime for websites, making their resources inaccessible to everyone who needs them.

Anubis is a compromise between providing adequate protection and minimizing disruptions to legitimate users. It operates on a Proof-of-Work scheme similar to Hashcash, which aims to make scraping more expensive for AI companies at scale. At an individual level, the additional load may seem insignificant, but collectively it can be overwhelming.

The primary goal of Anubis is not to prevent all scrapers from reaching our server, but rather to provide a barrier that discourages mass scraping attempts. By making it more expensive and time-consuming for large-scale scrapers to access our site, we hope to redirect their efforts towards fingerprinting and identifying headless browsers.

However, this comes with a catch: Anubis requires the use of modern JavaScript features, which plugins like JShelter will disable. As a result, you must enable JavaScript to get past the challenge proof-of-work page. Unfortunately, we cannot provide a no-JS solution at this time due to the evolving nature of website hosting and social contracts.

It's worth noting that Anubis is not intended as a long-term solution but rather as a temporary measure until more effective methods are developed. The increasing sophistication of AI-powered scrapers demands innovative solutions like Anubis, which can help level the playing field and ensure that legitimate users have uninterrupted access to online resources.

As with any security feature, Anubis may cause occasional downtime or inconvenience. We apologize for any disruption this may cause and appreciate your patience and understanding as we work towards more sustainable solutions.