the reverse-DNS domain * suffixes an IP claiming it must resolve into. Filterable, so a site can add its * CDN's own verified crawler or tighten the set. * * @return array */ public static function engine_domains() { $map = array( 'googlebot' => array( '.googlebot.com', '.google.com' ), 'bingbot' => array( '.search.msn.com' ), 'duckduckbot' => array( '.duckduckgo.com' ), 'applebot' => array( '.applebot.apple.com', '.apple.com' ), 'yandex' => array( '.yandex.com', '.yandex.net', '.yandex.ru' ), ); /** * Filter the verifiable-engine map (UA token => rDNS domain suffixes). * * @param array $map Engine token => domain suffixes. */ return (array) apply_filters( 'agentimus_verified_bot_domains', $map ); } /** * The engine a lowercased UA claims, for verification, or '' when it claims none we * can verify. Pure. * * @param string $ua_lc Lowercased User-Agent. * @return string Engine token, or ''. */ public static function claimed_engine( $ua_lc ) { foreach ( self::engine_domains() as $token => $domains ) { if ( false !== strpos( (string) $ua_lc, (string) $token ) ) { return (string) $token; } } return ''; } /** * Whether $ip forward-confirms as the engine the UA claims. False when the UA * claims nothing verifiable, the IP is empty, or the DNS check does not confirm. * * @param string $ua_lc Lowercased User-Agent. * @param string $ip Source IP. * @return bool */ public static function verify_engine( $ua_lc, $ip ) { $engine = self::claimed_engine( $ua_lc ); if ( '' === $engine || '' === (string) $ip ) { return false; } $all = self::engine_domains(); $domains = isset( $all[ $engine ] ) ? (array) $all[ $engine ] : array(); return self::verify_ip( (string) $ip, $domains ); } /** * Whether $ip reverse-resolves into one of $domains AND forward-resolves back to * $ip. Cached per (ip, domains); bounded by the per-window lookup budget. * * @param string $ip Source IP. * @param string[] $domains Expected rDNS domain suffixes. * @return bool */ public static function verify_ip( $ip, array $domains ) { $key = self::CACHE_PREFIX . md5( $ip . '|' . implode( ',', $domains ) ); $cached = get_transient( $key ); if ( '1' === $cached ) { return true; } if ( '0' === $cached ) { return false; } // Past the per-window budget, don't perform an uncached lookup — treat the IP as // unverified (fail-closed for trust) so a spoofed-IP flood can't amplify into a // DNS storm. if ( ! self::spend_lookup() ) { return false; } $ok = self::fcrdns( $ip, $domains ); set_transient( $key, $ok ? '1' : '0', self::CACHE_TTL ); return $ok; } /** * The forward-confirmed reverse-DNS check itself. * * @param string $ip Source IP. * @param string[] $domains Expected rDNS domain suffixes. * @return bool */ private static function fcrdns( $ip, array $domains ) { $host = strtolower( rtrim( self::reverse( $ip ), '.' ) ); if ( '' === $host || $host === strtolower( (string) $ip ) ) { return false; // No PTR record → cannot confirm. } if ( ! self::host_in_domains( $host, $domains ) ) { return false; // PTR points somewhere other than the claimed engine. } // Forward-confirm: the PTR hostname must resolve back to the same IP. foreach ( self::forward( $host ) as $resolved ) { if ( self::same_ip( $resolved, $ip ) ) { return true; } } return false; } /** * Whether $host is, or is a subdomain of, one of the domain suffixes. Each suffix * carries a leading dot, so a look-alike like "evil-googlebot.com" cannot match * ".googlebot.com". Pure. * * @param string $host Lowercased hostname (no trailing dot). * @param string[] $domains Domain suffixes, each e.g. ".googlebot.com". * @return bool */ public static function host_in_domains( $host, array $domains ) { $host = strtolower( (string) $host ); foreach ( $domains as $suffix ) { $s = strtolower( (string) $suffix ); if ( '' === $s ) { continue; } $bare = ltrim( $s, '.' ); if ( $host === $bare ) { return true; // Exact apex, e.g. host = googlebot.com. } // A real subdomain: ends with ".googlebot.com" AND has a label before the dot. if ( strlen( $host ) > strlen( $s ) && substr( $host, -strlen( $s ) ) === $s ) { return true; } } return false; } /** * Whether two IP strings are the same address (normalized). * * @param string $a IP. * @param string $b IP. * @return bool */ private static function same_ip( $a, $b ) { $pa = @inet_pton( (string) $a ); // phpcs:ignore WordPress.PHP.NoSilencedErrors -- invalid input returns false. $pb = @inet_pton( (string) $b ); // phpcs:ignore WordPress.PHP.NoSilencedErrors -- invalid input returns false. return false !== $pa && $pa === $pb; } /** * Reverse DNS (PTR) for an IP → hostname. Filterable (return a string to override, * null to fall through to the native lookup). * * @param string $ip Source IP. * @return string Hostname, or '' when none. */ private static function reverse( $ip ) { /** * Short-circuit the reverse-DNS lookup. Return a hostname string (or '' for * none) to override; null to use the native resolver. * * @param string|null $host Overriding hostname, or null. * @param string $ip Source IP. */ $host = apply_filters( 'agentimus_reverse_dns', null, $ip ); if ( null === $host && function_exists( 'gethostbyaddr' ) ) { $host = @gethostbyaddr( (string) $ip ); // phpcs:ignore WordPress.PHP.NoSilencedErrors -- resolver failure returns false. } return is_string( $host ) ? $host : ''; } /** * Forward DNS (A/AAAA) for a hostname → list of IP strings. Filterable (return an * array to override, null to fall through to the native lookup). * * @param string $host Hostname. * @return string[] */ private static function forward( $host ) { /** * Short-circuit the forward-DNS lookup. Return an array of IP strings to * override; null to use the native resolver. * * @param array|null $ips Overriding IP list, or null. * @param string $host Hostname. */ $ips = apply_filters( 'agentimus_forward_dns', null, $host ); if ( null === $ips ) { $ips = self::native_forward( $host ); } return is_array( $ips ) ? $ips : array(); } /** * Native forward resolution: IPv4 via gethostbynamel plus IPv6 via AAAA records. * * @param string $host Hostname. * @return string[] */ private static function native_forward( $host ) { $out = array(); if ( function_exists( 'gethostbynamel' ) ) { $v4 = @gethostbynamel( (string) $host ); // phpcs:ignore WordPress.PHP.NoSilencedErrors -- resolver failure returns false. IPv4 only. if ( is_array( $v4 ) ) { $out = $v4; } } if ( function_exists( 'dns_get_record' ) ) { $v6 = @dns_get_record( (string) $host, DNS_AAAA ); // phpcs:ignore WordPress.PHP.NoSilencedErrors -- resolver failure returns false. if ( is_array( $v6 ) ) { foreach ( $v6 as $r ) { if ( isset( $r['ipv6'] ) ) { $out[] = (string) $r['ipv6']; } } } } return $out; } /** * Count one new lookup against the per-window budget; false once it is spent. * * @return bool True while the budget allows a new lookup. */ private static function spend_lookup() { $max = (int) apply_filters( 'agentimus_verify_lookup_budget', self::BUDGET_MAX ); $key = self::BUDGET_PREFIX . (int) floor( time() / self::BUDGET_WINDOW ); $n = (int) get_transient( $key ) + 1; set_transient( $key, $n, self::BUDGET_WINDOW * 2 ); return $n <= max( 1, $max ); } }