PerimeterX Technology Intelligence

What is PerimeterX?

PerimeterX (now HUMAN Security) is a bot management and fraud prevention platform that protects websites, mobile apps, and APIs from automated attacks. Using behavioral analysis and machine learning, it distinguishes between legitimate users and sophisticated bots that mimic human behavior.

The platform operates by analyzing thousands of signals including mouse movements, keystroke patterns, device characteristics, and network behavior. This comprehensive approach enables detection of advanced bots that bypass traditional security measures like CAPTCHAs and rate limiting.

Detection of PerimeterX indicates enterprise-level bot protection investment, commonly found on e-commerce platforms, financial services, travel sites, and any high-value application requiring protection against credential stuffing, account takeover, and automated fraud.

PerimeterX Features

Behavioral Biometrics: Mouse dynamics. Keyboard patterns. Touch gestures. Scroll behavior. Interaction timing.

Device Fingerprinting: Browser characteristics. Canvas fingerprinting. WebGL rendering. Audio context. Hardware detection.

Machine Learning: Predictive modeling. Anomaly detection. Real-time classification. Continuous learning.

Risk Scoring: Real-time assessment. Granular scores. Configurable thresholds. Action recommendations.

Human Challenge: CAPTCHA alternatives. Proof-of-work challenges. Invisible verification. User-friendly approach.

Threat Intelligence: Global bot network. Attack pattern sharing. IP reputation. Known attacker database.

PerimeterX Use Cases

Account Protection: Login defense. Credential stuffing prevention. Account takeover blocking. New account fraud.

E-commerce Security: Cart abuse prevention. Price scraping defense. Inventory hoarding protection. Checkout fraud.

Content Protection: Web scraping prevention. Intellectual property defense. Data harvesting blocking. API abuse.

Ad Fraud Prevention: Click fraud detection. Impression fraud. Attribution fraud. Ad verification.

Transaction Protection: Payment fraud prevention. Gift card abuse. Promo code fraud. Loyalty point theft.

Competitive Intelligence Defense: Price monitoring blocking. Product catalog protection. Business data security.

PerimeterX Integration Examples

JavaScript Sensor Integration

<!-- PerimeterX Sensor -->
<script>
(function(){
    window._pxAppId = 'PX_APP_ID';
    var p = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0],
        s = document.createElement('script');
    s.async = 1;
    s.src = '/APP_ID/init.js';
    p.parentNode.insertBefore(s,p);
}());
</script>

Server-Side Risk Check (Node.js)

const PxEnforcer = require('perimeterx-node-express');

const pxConfig = {
    px_app_id: 'PX_APP_ID',
    px_cookie_secret: 'COOKIE_SECRET',
    px_auth_token: 'AUTH_TOKEN'
};

const pxEnforcer = new PxEnforcer(pxConfig);

app.use((req, res, next) => {
    pxEnforcer.enforce(req, res, (response) => {
        if (response) {
            res.status(response.status).send(response.body);
        } else {
            next();
        }
    });
});

Risk Score Access

// Access risk score in request
const riskScore = req.pxCtx.score;
if (riskScore > 80) {
    // High risk - block or challenge
}

PerimeterX Benefits

Accuracy: 99.9% detection rate. Low false positives. Human traffic preserved. Revenue protection.

Invisibility: No user friction. Seamless integration. Background detection. UX preservation.

Real-time Protection: Instant decisions. Sub-second latency. Live threat response. Dynamic policies.

Comprehensive Coverage: Web, mobile, API protection. All attack vectors. Full application stack. Unified platform.

Actionable Intelligence: Detailed analytics. Attack attribution. Threat trends. ROI measurement.

Enterprise Scale: High-volume handling. Global deployment. 99.99% uptime. Enterprise SLAs.