Product Information
What is Censys?
Censys is a search engine that enables researchers to ask questions about the hosts and networks that make up the internet. It collects data on hosts and websites by conducting daily scans of the IPv4 address space using ZMap and ZGrab, thereby maintaining a database of how these hosts and websites are configured. Researchers can interact with this data through a search interface, a report generator, and a SQL engine.
How to use Censys?
Censys is a search engine that enables researchers to query the hosts and networks that make up the internet, collecting data through daily scans of the IPv4 address space and maintaining a configuration database of hosts and websites.
Core Functions of Censys
Security Monitoring
Network Scanner
Usage Scenarios of Censys
- Research the composition of internet hosts and networks
- Query configuration information for hosts and websites
- Explore data through a search interface
- Create data reports using a report generator
- Perform advanced data queries with an SQL engine
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