Site Authentication: New Adsense feature

guys, just now when i logged in, i noticed a new option enabled in google adsense called "Site authentication".

This is basically for google ad bot not able to read site content for login only pages. Now you will be able to create a userid and password for google bot to login into those pages and read site content and deliver ads.

Reps appreciated.

https://www.google.com/adsense/list-auth

Does this also mean that all those PHPbb hacks and VB hacks for making googlebot look at forums as Guest user is no more required?

 

i know they were testing it with a lot of the more popular forums. glad its finally public.

 

ha this is a good feature they have introduced

 

wow, it's really great feature for the adsense. they are adding perfect features to adsense but they did not prevent the click fraud yet

 

Thats a great addition...unfortunately it's not in my Adsense account yet, I suppose I must wait for it to roll-out to it. How disheartening, but I believe I will be able to make use of it.

This seems like it would allow for cloaking though...doesn't it? If instead of content a user is shown "Please Log In!"...but Googlebot sees content, couldn't that be manipulated to show keywords that are high paying, without having to display any actual content? Hopefully the ads sets would be different, and eBay ads would show, or something. Not totally sure if this made sense.

 

Sorry travis, did you mean people will cloak pages with high paying keywords. Well in that case, google algorithm will catch it, coz thats what its supposed to it.

 

Sounds interested
but I just checked my Adsense Account and I dont see any option called Site Authentication

 

@ZeroSleep,

Site Authentication is a tab in ADSENSE SETUP

 

Me neither. No tab showing up for me.

 

what?? I cant see it in my account...

EDIT : ok, I got it.

 

People will give you reps when they appreciate or value your contribution, but asking for reps is a going a step too far, isn't it?

 

This is a great feature. Google is getting better and better.

- Prilep

 

Good feature from Google, thanks for sharing this news

 

lol..i agree..

next time i will post..please dont give negative rep/

dont mind qwest but i was greedy for reps.. lol.kidding

 

It's not showing on my account.

 

I actually wonder if they are working on click fraud prevention...

 

100% too far

But people are desperate and nobody at DP gives two shits unless you speak out against the DP policies, or slap someone around a bit in a thread

Whoring apparently is ok.....

godmode nothing against you as this is the first I have seen you post

 

I don't see this feature anywhere?! Maybe I'll check again...

 

I think the OP is referring to the verification of his Adsense account, so they can send him his PIN

 

No, I've defo got it in my account, it's on the menu at the top. I have tested it and it works fine so far. Pretty neat tool