Google Cloud Fraud Defense: reCAPTCHA Preview
Google Cloud Fraud Defense is now in preview with Policy Engine, Universal keys, and challenge policies. Policy Engine enables custom rules for triggering CAPTCHA challenges based on various risk factors, and a new AI-resistant QR code challenge is included. This preview aims to enhance bot detection and fraud prevention for developers integrating reCAPTCHA.
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- reCAPTCHA
Preview : Policy Engine , Universal keys , and challenge policies are available in Preview for Google Cloud Fraud Defense. Policy Engine lets you perform frontend JavaScript integration using AutoExecute and configure custom rules to selectively trigger CAPTCHA challenges based on risk score, IP addresses, user agents, ASNs, or verified bot identities. A new AI-resistant QR code challenge is available. For more information about the types of challenges that are available, see Challenge types .
https://docs.cloud.google.com/release-notes#July_24_2026
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