Cloudflare activated

[opus]

I’m being Cloudflared to death. Even if I’m already on the site and I click View Today’s Active Threads the verification thing comes on.

[TJ]

I haven't had the managed challenges turned on for the US until the last few days. It runs much faster with them turned on, but there are some downsides like it blocks hotlinking so I can't see any images on the blog preview. I don't want to annoy anyone with them.

Events last 24 hours for the US:

Issued 572.38k
Solved 1.57k

All of the automated traffic is being blocked. There's less than 300 members and guests online compared to the usual 1,000-2,000. Only Google and Bing are allowed to crawl the site.

You shouldn't see the managed challenges more than once per week. What kind of challenge are you seeing? Maybe I can try whitelisting your IP address if you have a static one.

[opus]

This thing keeps happening, even after I’m here and logged in.

[TJ]

Does it ever show a check mark? It seems to be not saving it for you for some reason. What browser are you using? Maybe try clearing the cookies and temporary internet files.

[opus]

Originally Posted by TJ

Does it ever show a check mark? It seems to be not saving it for you for some reason. What browser are you using? Maybe try clearing the cookies and temporary internet files.

No check mark. Using Safari. Clearing didn’t help.

I guess I’ll survive…..

[TJ]

I don't know if you changed anything. It shows 2 different IP addresses for you in this thread. I tried whitelisting both of them.

184.152.xx.xxx
2603:7001:FB00...

[stevea]

I also use Safari, but I'm hardly ever being challenged. I do need to put in the checkmark when challenged though.

It has been running noticeably better this week.

[opus]

Originally Posted by TJ

I don't know if you changed anything. It shows 2 different IP addresses for you in this thread. I tried whitelisting both of them.

184.152.xx.xxx
2603:7001:FB00...

I see 2 different IP addresses also, but I don’t know if that’s normal or what it means. But the whitelisting thing seems to have helped, although I also don’t know what that means either.

[TJ]

Whitelisting your IP addresses should allow you to bypass the managed challenges.

AI Overview

Cloudflare Managed Challenges in Safari often stem from high-risk IP addresses, aggressive ad-blockers, or VPN usage, causing "challenge loops" (e.g., verifying you're human repeatedly). To resolve, disable extensions (e.g., AdGuard, uBlock), turn off VPNs, or clear Safari cookies/cache. Cloudflare now uses Private Access Tokens in Safari to bypass CAPTCHAs.

Common Causes and Solutions for Safari:

Extensions & Ad Blockers: Privacy-focused extensions (e.g., script blockers) hinder Cloudflare’s validation scripts, triggering repeated challenges. Action: Disable extensions temporarily.

VPN/Proxy Usage: IP addresses from public VPNs often carry high threat scores, causing Cloudflare to block or challenge the connection.

VPN Use: If using iCloud Private Relay, it may sometimes cause issues, but generally supports Private Access Tokens, allowing you to bypass challenges.

Browser Automation & Tools: Using tools like Selenium or browser developer tools can mimic bot behavior. Action: Disable device emulation in Safari tools.

Challenge Loops: If the page loops, try clearing browser cookies and cache, or switch networks.

For site owners, changing WAF rules from "Legacy CAPTCHA" to "Managed Challenge" improves user experience, as it allows Apple/Safari users to pass via Private Access Tokens without interaction.

Issue with Safari & Managed Challenge

[opus]

I left, came back, and it’s doing it again. I never logged out.

Maybe the site’s trying to get rid of me

[TJ]

I created a new custom skip rule for your IP addresses. I placed it before the custom USA rule. The rules probably need to be in a certain order for them to work.

[opus]

Originally Posted by TJ

I created a new custom skip rule for your IP addresses. I placed it before the custom USA rule. The rules probably need to be in a certain order for them to work.

It’s still doing it nonstop on Safari on the iPad and iPhone. On the PC with the Edge browser it seemed okay.

[TJ]

It looks like your IP address keeps changing. If you had one static IP address or could keep the numerical one, it probably wouldn't be an issue.

2603:7001:FB00:49EC:0:590E:CE96:2B44
2603:7001:FB00:49EC:38D1:57C3:2C95:2EFF
2603:7001:FB00:49EC:3DEDDBB:E581:89F5

[opus]

Originally Posted by TJ

It looks like your IP address keeps changing. If you had one static IP address or could keep the numerical one, it probably wouldn't be an issue.

2603:7001:FB00:49EC:0:590E:CE96:2B44
2603:7001:FB00:49EC:38D1:57C3:2C95:2EFF
2603:7001:FB00:49EC:3DEDDBB:E581:89F5

Why does it keep changing? Everything was working normal till yesterday.

[opus]

I’ve been mindlessly clicking View Today’s Active Threads for a few minutes just to check, and it stopped doing it again for now.