Mastering Python for Networking and Security

Introduction to Shodan

Shodan is an acronym for Sentient Hyper-Optimized Data Access Network. Unlike traditional search engines that crawl the web to display results, Shodan attempts to grab data from ports. The free version provides 50 results. If you know how to use it creatively, you can discover the vulnerabilities of a web server.

Shodan is a search engine that lets you find specific information from routers, servers, and any device with an IP address. All the information that we can extract from this service is public.

Shodan indexes a large amount of data, which is really helpful when searching for specific devices that happen to be connected to the internet. All information that we can extract from this service is public.

With Shodan, ...