Implementing Structured Data with Googlebot IP Verification on AEM as a Cloud Service

[AdrianaCa3]

Hi everyone,

I’m working on implementing structured data markup for paywalled content on AEM as a Cloud Service, and I’d like to add a verification mechanism to ensure that requests claiming to be from Googlebot are legitimate (i.e., through reverse DNS IP verification as described in Google's documentation https://mfpchiesi.atlassian.net/browse/MP-3153  https://developers.google.com/search/docs/crawling-indexing/verifying-googlebot?hl=en ).

Before going further, I wanted to ask:

1. Has anyone implemented IP verification for Googlebot within AEM as a Cloud Service?

2. Is it necessary to configure this in collaboration with Dispatcher rules, or can it be handled entirely within AEM?

3. If both systems (Dispatcher + AEM) are involved, what’s the best practice to ensure smooth communication between them? For example, how would you share or pass verification results between the dispatcher layer and AEM?

Any examples, guidance, or lessons learned would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance,
Adriana