codex - 💡(How to fix) Fix cybersecurity "risk" after crawling a public surface behind cloudflare [3 comments, 3 participants]

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openai/codex#20129Fetched 2026-04-30 06:33:27
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What version of Codex CLI is running?

codex-cli 0.125.0

What subscription do you have?

PRO

Which model were you using?

5.5 xhigh fast

What platform is your computer?

DEBIAN Trixie

What terminal emulator and version are you using (if applicable)?

bash+tmux

What issue are you seeing?

after crawling public surface behind Cloudflare the bot repeatedly issued "cybersecurity warnings" and refuses to work. other chats are affected but not with the same level of severity, just irrelevant warnings

What steps can reproduce the bug?

Uploaded thread: 019c459f-eb08-7d12-9f57-cdcad5727832

What is the expected behavior?

crawl the target surface with headed chrome and benign randomizing and timeouts, to avoid triggering cloudflare issues.

Additional information

this crawl can and now it will (lamentably) be done by hand, fix the bot please

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TL;DR

The issue may be resolved by adjusting the crawling parameters to better mimic benign traffic and avoid triggering Cloudflare's security measures.

Guidance

  • Review the crawling configuration to ensure it is set up to use headed Chrome with randomizing and timeouts as expected, to minimize the appearance of automated traffic.
  • Verify that the Codex CLI version 0.125.0 is compatible with the 5.5 xhigh fast model and the PRO subscription, as version mismatches could lead to unexpected behavior.
  • Check the thread uploaded (019c459f-eb08-7d12-9f57-cdcad5727832) for any specific patterns or settings that might be triggering the cybersecurity warnings.
  • Consider temporarily adjusting the crawling parameters to more closely resemble manual, human-like traffic to see if this mitigates the issue.

Notes

The exact cause of the issue is not clear without more detailed information about the crawling configuration and the specifics of the cybersecurity warnings. Adjusting crawling parameters may require trial and error to find the right balance between avoiding security measures and achieving the desired crawl results.

Recommendation

Apply workaround: Adjust crawling parameters to better mimic benign traffic, as this is a direct approach to addressing the issue described, and it does not require waiting for or relying on external fixes.

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