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Security Features

CoupEdge includes advanced security features to protect your discount campaigns from abuse and fraud. Our multi-layered approach helps ensure that your offers reach legitimate customers while preventing exploitation by bots and fraudsters.

Security Overview

Coupon fraud and abuse can significantly impact your marketing campaigns and bottom line. CoupEdge's security features help you:

  • Prevent coupon abuse from automated bots
  • Detect and block VPN/proxy users attempting to exploit location-based offers
  • Identify suspicious patterns that may indicate fraud
  • Ensure your discounts are used as intended by legitimate customers
  • Protect your revenue by preventing discount exploitation

Bot Detection

CoupEdge offers two levels of bot detection to prevent automated systems from scraping and abusing your discount codes.

Simple Bot Detection

Our basic bot detection system identifies common bot signatures and patterns without adding friction to the user experience.

How It Works:

  • Analyzes user agent strings to identify known bot signatures
  • Checks for common bot behaviors and patterns
  • Monitors request patterns and frequencies
  • Validates basic browser fingerprints

Available on: Basic, Standard, and Premium plans

Advanced Bot Detection

Our sophisticated bot detection system uses machine learning and behavioral analysis to identify even the most sophisticated bots.

How It Works:

  • Analyzes mouse movements and interaction patterns
  • Checks for natural browsing behaviors
  • Implements invisible challenges to verify human users
  • Uses machine learning to identify evolving bot techniques
  • Performs advanced browser fingerprinting

Available on: Standard and Premium plans

Bot Detection Benefits
Protect your offers from automated abuse

Prevent Mass Coupon Harvesting

Stop bots from collecting all your coupon codes at once

Reduce Coupon Sharing

Limit automated distribution of your exclusive offers

Protect Analytics Accuracy

Ensure your performance data isn't skewed by bot traffic

Maintain Server Performance

Prevent bot traffic from overwhelming your resources

Security Best Practices

To maximize the effectiveness of CoupEdge's security features, follow these best practices:

For PPP (Location-Based) Banners:

  • Enable both VPN and proxy detection
  • Use unique coupon codes for each country group
  • Monitor analytics for unusual patterns in specific regions
  • Consider using time-limited offers to reduce abuse potential

For Time-Based Banners:

  • Enable bot detection to prevent automated code harvesting
  • Use shorter time windows for high-value discounts
  • Implement unique coupon codes that change for each promotion
  • Monitor usage patterns during the promotion period

For General Banners:

  • Use simple bot detection at minimum
  • Consider implementing usage limits on coupon codes
  • Rotate coupon codes periodically for ongoing promotions
  • Monitor for unusual spikes in coupon usage

General Security Tips:

  • Regularly review your security settings
  • Check analytics for unusual patterns
  • Use unique coupon codes rather than generic ones
  • Consider upgrading to higher security tiers for high-value campaigns
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