Censys Search
by CensysVerified
Censys Search by Censys: REST API and result export. Ideal for exposed device discovery. Deployment: cloud. See how it compares with top Threat Intelligence alternatives.
- Product Type
- Internet Search Engine for Hosts & Certificates
- Deployment
- SaaS / Cloud
- Industries
- 4+ industries
- Regions
- Global
- Free Trial
- Yes
- Pricing
- Contact Vendor
About Censys Search
Censys Search is Censys's search engine for internet-connected hosts and certificates, used by security researchers, threat hunters and IT teams to find and analyze devices and services exposed on the internet. It grew out of academic research at the University of Michigan and remains widely used in the research community.
Categories & Subcategories
Key Features
8 capabilities that Censys Search offers.
Certificate search from CT logs
Software and vulnerability details
Geographic and ASN filters
Result export
REST API
Python library
Free community tier
Use Cases
Suspicious IP investigation
Exposed device discovery
Phishing infrastructure research
Internet-scale vulnerability research
Industries Served
Censys Search is used across 4+ industries.
Security Research
Government
Technology
Academia
Regions
Global
Integrations
Works with the tools teams already use
Python SDK
Maltego
Splunk
Microsoft Sentinel
Deployment Options
Flexible deployment to meet your needs
SaaSCloud
Platform & Access
What Censys Search supports, at a glance.
- API accessYes
- Single sign-on (SSO)Yes
- Role-based access (RBAC)No
- Multi-tenantNo
- Mobile appNo
Security & Compliance
Standards, regulations, and frameworks this product aligns with.
- SOCSOC 2
- Supported platforms
- WebAPI
- Operating systems
- OS-independent (SaaS)
- Browser support
- ChromeEdgeFirefoxSafari
- Languages supported
- English
- Deployment details
- Cloud (SaaS); SaaS
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