Shodan connector
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Serverless
Preview
Preview
Stack
Preview
9.3+
Preview since 9.3
The Shodan connector communicates with the Shodan API for Internet-wide asset discovery and vulnerability scanning.
You can use this connector in Agent Builder and Workflows.
You can create connectors in Stack Management > Connectors. For example:
Shodan connectors have the following configuration properties:
- API Key
- The Shodan API key for authentication.
You can test connectors as you're creating or editing the connector in Kibana.
The Shodan connector has the following actions:
- Search Hosts
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Search for hosts and services using Shodan's search engine.
- Query (required): Search query string.
- Page (optional): Page number (default 1).
- Get Host Info
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Retrieve detailed information about a specific IP address.
- IP (required): The IPv4 address to look up.
- Count Results
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Get the count of results for a search query without retrieving the actual results.
- Query (required): Search query string.
- Facets (optional): Facets to include in the results.
- Get Services
- Retrieve the list of services that Shodan crawls.
Use the Action configuration settings to customize connector networking configurations, such as proxies, certificates, or TLS settings. You can set configurations that apply to all your connectors or use xpack.actions.customHostSettings to set per-host configurations.
To use the Shodan connector, you need an API key:
- Go to Shodan.
- Sign up for an account or log in.
- Navigate to your Account page.
- Find your API Key in the account overview.
- Copy the API key to configure the connector.
Note: Some features require a paid Shodan membership for full access.