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Secure Experience Cloud self-registration LWC against bot submissions

Real World Scenario

Public registration LWC flooded with bot signups exhausting community licenses and polluting Lead queue.

Expected Answer

• reCAPTCHA or Salesforce bot detection before Apex create user • Rate limit Apex registration endpoint per IP via custom throttle • Honeypot hidden field rejecting automated form fill • Server-side email domain blocklist and velocity checks • Do not expose community Id or internal errors in registration failure • Monitor registration anomaly metrics alerting spike • Test bot simulation with rapid parallel Jest or integration tests

Follow-Up Questions & Answers

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Direct answer: reCAPTCHA or Salesforce bot detection before Apex create user Also consider: Rate limit Apex registration endpoint per IP via custom throttle In practice: Honeypot hidden field rejecting automated form fill Optimize for scale and operational observability.

Architect Perspective

Public registration LWC is attack surface—rate limit and bot defense before marketing launch.