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Bunny Shield sets a small number of short-lived, first-party cookies that back its challenge flow, session validation, and bot detection. Each cookie employed by Bunny Shield serves the essential purpose of ensuring that legitimate users can interact with websites protected by this service. At the same time, these cookies are instrumental in preventing abuse and minimizing the impact of bot traffic or other malicious automated behavior. As these cookies focus exclusively on verifying the authenticity of user interactions, they contribute to a secure and trusted browsing experience without overstepping into the collection of unnecessary or personal data.

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Privacy and Compliance

All the cookies listed above are strictly necessary to deliver the services provided by bunny.net to our customers unless otherwise specified. bunny.net encourages customers to disclose the use of these cookies to their end users. Depending on regional legal requirements, you may need to inform your users about these cookies and the reasons behind their presence, in line with local regulations.
  • These cookies never track user behavior beyond verifying the browser request. They contain no personally identifiable information and are short-lived, first-party cookies used only for verifying legitimate access.

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Cookies

bunny_shield
  • A temporary indicator that the user has completed the JavaScript Proof-of-Work (PoW) challenge. Once set, it lets Bunny Shield recognize validated users without re-running the challenge on every visit.
bunny_shield_chk
  • A checksum or validation token that verifies the integrity of the bunny_shield cookie. This prevents tampering, forgery, or unauthorized changes to the validation data.
bunny_shield_id
  • A persistent, first-party identifier used by Bunny Shield’s bot detection. It assigns a unique ID to each browser session so the system can distinguish legitimate users from malicious actors over time. No personally identifiable information is collected.
bunny_shield_bd
  • Captures a non-invasive fingerprint of the user’s browser environment, including rendering behavior, device attributes, and feature support. The fingerprint helps Bunny Shield identify automation patterns and spoofed or emulated clients while preserving user anonymity.