Shodan: Search for channels behind the Internet

Source: Internet
Author: User

"When people cannot find some information through Google, they will think that no one can find it. But this is not true ." -- John matherly, founder of the search engine shodan


Shodan is called the "most amazing search engine" on the Internet by media ". Unlike Google, shodan helps people view the channels behind the internet, so it can be called "Google in the dark world ". Shodan focuses on servers, cameras, printers, routers, and everything that connects to the Internet and becomes an element of the Internet.

Search for the keyword "default password" (default password) on shodan. You can see countless printers, servers, and system control devices that use admin as the user name and 1234 as the password.

This is a double-edged sword. Security personnel and malicious users can use their powerful search capabilities.

Shodan: Search for channels behind the Internet

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