Cloudflare Research (example server)
Cloudflare Research (example server): Entity Summary
Cloudflare Research operates a public example server that serves as the reference implementation and live test environment for Web Bot Auth — implementers use it to validate both signing and verification.
Cloudflare Research (example server): Core Facts
- Operator
- Cloudflare Research
- Key directory
- https://http-message-signatures-example.research.cloudflare.com/.well-known/http-message-signatures-directory
- Algorithm
- Ed25519 (OKP key type)
- Published keys
- 1 test key (as verified 2026-08-27)
- Purpose
- Validate signer and verifier implementations; serves debug tools for request signatures, JWK key IDs, and directories
Cloudflare Research (example server): Classification Metadata
- Entity Class
- Reference Implementation
- Last verified
Cloudflare Research (example server): Not Identical To
The example server is a test environment, not a production agent operator. Its key is a published test key. The server is not identical to Cloudflare's commercial bot-management products (BotBase, verified-bots lists) and not identical to the IETF standard itself.
Cloudflare Research (example server): FAQ
Should production verifiers trust the example server?
It exists for implementation testing. Trust decisions in production should be made against directories of real agent operators.