Shodan connector

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The Shodan connector communicates with the Shodan API for Internet-wide asset discovery and vulnerability scanning.

Create connectors in Kibana

You can create connectors in Stack Management > Connectors. For example:

Connector configuration

Shodan connectors have the following configuration properties:

API Key: The Shodan API key for authentication.

Test connectors

You can test connectors as you're creating or editing the connector in Kibana.

The Shodan connector has the following actions:

Search Hosts

Search for hosts and services using Shodan's search engine.

Query (required): Search query string.
Page (optional): Page number (default 1).

Get Host Info

Retrieve detailed information about a specific IP address.

IP (required): The IPv4 address to look up.

Count Results

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.

Connector networking configuration

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.

Get API credentials

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.