Censys

Censys is assigned to the Security category by BotScope. Detection is based on the user-agent string. Current pattern:

(Censys|censys)

Security research bots inventory the public web for legitimate security research (e.g. Censys, Shodan). Unlike malicious scanners they are attributable and honour opt-out mechanisms.

In the BotScope dashboard you see for Censys: top paths, status distribution, byte volume and whether the user-agent signature stays stable over time or rotates.

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