WebGL Fingerprinting

WebGL is a privacy-relevant surface. BotBrowser provides comprehensive, profile-driven protection across all WebGL fingerprint surfaces.

Prerequisites

Familiarity with Browser Fingerprinting Explained.
BotBrowser installed with a valid profile. See Installation.

Quick Start


chromium-browser \
  --bot-profile="/path/to/profile.enc"

Start with this launch to establish a clean baseline before adding extra overrides.

Overview

WebGL is a privacy-relevant API surface. BotBrowser provides profile-driven control over all WebGL output, ensuring consistent results regardless of the host GPU.

Configuration

WebGL Mode

Control WebGL behavior with the --bot-config-webgl flag:


# Use profile-defined WebGL settings (default)
--bot-config-webgl=profile
 
# Use real system WebGL (no protection)
--bot-config-webgl=real
 
# Disable WebGL entirely
--bot-config-webgl=disabled

WebGL Image Noise

Enable deterministic noise on WebGL image readback:


# Enable WebGL image noise (default)
--bot-config-noise-webgl-image=true
 
# Disable WebGL image noise
--bot-config-noise-webgl-image=false

Noise Seed

Use --bot-noise-seed for reproducible WebGL image output:


--bot-noise-seed=42

GPU Simulation for Headless Servers

On headless Linux servers without a physical GPU, BotBrowser provides full GPU context simulation (ENT Tier2). The profile’s GPU information is presented to WebGL regardless of the host’s actual hardware.

How BotBrowser Provides Protection

BotBrowser controls all WebGL output surfaces at the browser engine level: GPU identity strings, parameter values, shader output, image readback, extension availability, and precision formats. WebGL2 receives the same protections. All values are returned through the same code paths as a native browser, not through JavaScript interception.

Effect Verification

To verify protection is active:

Launch BotBrowser with a profile and visit a fingerprint testing site such as BrowserLeaks or CreepJS .
Confirm that the reported WebGL vendor, renderer, and parameter values match the profile configuration, not the host GPU.
To verify reproducibility, launch two sessions with the same --bot-noise-seed and confirm that the WebGL image fingerprint output is identical.

Troubleshooting / FAQ

Problem	Solution
WebGL renderer shows host GPU instead of profile GPU	Verify profile is loaded with `--bot-profile`. Check startup logs for profile loading errors.
WebGL not available on headless server	GPU simulation requires ENT Tier2. Verify your license tier supports headless GPU simulation.
WebGL image fingerprint varies between runs	Use `--bot-noise-seed` with a fixed value for reproducible output.
Shader output reveals host OS	Ensure `--bot-config-webgl=profile` is active. The profile normalizes shader translation output.

Next Steps

Canvas Fingerprinting. 2D Canvas as a fingerprint surface.
Performance Fingerprinting. GPU timing as a tracking vector.
CLI Flags Reference. All WebGL and noise configuration flags.

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