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# Secure Controls Framework (SCF)
# Authorized Search, AI Search and Answer Engine Crawlers
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# Ahrefs backlink and SEO crawler
User-agent: AhrefsBot
Allow: /

# Ahrefs Site Audit
User-agent: AhrefsSiteAudit
Allow: /

# Google Search and Google AI search features
User-agent: Googlebot
Allow: /

User-agent: GoogleOther
Allow: /

User-agent: Google-Extended
Allow: /

# Microsoft Bing and Copilot
User-agent: Bingbot
Allow: /

# OpenAI / ChatGPT
User-agent: OAI-SearchBot
Allow: /

User-agent: ChatGPT-User
Allow: /

User-agent: GPTBot
Allow: /

# Anthropic / Claude
User-agent: ClaudeBot
Allow: /

User-agent: Claude-User
Allow: /

User-agent: Claude-SearchBot
Allow: /

# Perplexity
User-agent: PerplexityBot
Allow: /

User-agent: Perplexity-User
Allow: /

# Apple Search, Spotlight and Siri
User-agent: Applebot
Allow: /

User-agent: Applebot-Extended
Allow: /

# DuckDuckGo
User-agent: DuckDuckBot
Allow: /

# Internet Archive
User-agent: ia_archiver
Allow: /

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# Block all other compliant crawlers
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User-agent: *
Disallow: /

Sitemap: https://securecontrolsframework.com/sitemap.xml

Sitemap: https://securecontrolsframework.com/sitemap.xml