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title: "What is a Monocle assessment?"
type: "faq"
url: "https://docs.spur.us/knowledgebase/faqs/what-is-a-monocle-assessment"
category: "Spur Platform & Data"
product: "monocle"
publishedAt: "2026-09-11T00:00:00.000Z"
updatedAt: "2026-09-11T13:46:22Z"
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# What is a Monocle assessment?

A Monocle assessment is an encrypted payload generated for each session. It contains information about how a user is connecting, such as VPN usage, proxy detection, and anonymized status. You can decrypt and evaluate this data in your backend, or analyze it directly in the Monocle UI.