Censys is a new search engine for devices exposed on the Internet. Experts can use it to assess the security they implement.
This document provides information about the Censys connector, which facilitates automated interactions with Censys using FortiSOAR™ playbooks. Add the Censys connector as a step in FortiSOAR™ playbooks and perform automated operations, such as looking an IP address, domain, or certificate on Censys.
Connector Version: 1.0.0
Authored By: Fortinet
Certified: No
All connectors provided by FortiSOAR™ are delivered using a FortiSOAR™ repository. Therefore, you must set up your FortiSOAR™ repository and use the yum command to install connectors:
yum install cyops-connector-censys
For the detailed procedure to install a connector, click here
For the procedure to configure a connector, click here
In FortiSOAR™, on the connectors page, select the Censys connector and click Configure to configure the following parameters:
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Server URL | URL of the Censys API server to which you will connect and perform the automated operation. |
| Customer Key | Secret key to access the Censys API. |
| Verify SSL | Specifies whether the SSL certificate for the server is to be verified or not. By default, this option is set as True. |
The following automated operations can be included in playbooks, and you can also use the annotations to access operations from FortiSOAR™ release 4.10.0 and onward:
| Function | Description | Annotation and Category |
|---|---|---|
| Lookup Certificate | Lookup a certificate on Censys. | lookup_cert Investigation |
| Lookup Domain | Lookup a domain on Censys. | lookup_domain Investigation |
| Lookup IP Address | Lookup an IP Address on Censys. | lookup_ip Investigation |
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Certificate | SHA256 certificate that you want to search and retrieve information from Censys. |
The output contains the following populated JSON schema:
{
"status_code": "integer",
"response": {}
}
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Domain | Domain which you want to search and retrieve information from Censys. |
The output contains the following populated JSON schema:
{
"status_code": "integer",
"response": {}
}
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| IP Address | IP Address which you want to search and retrieve information from Censys. |
The output contains the following populated JSON schema:
{
"status_code": "integer",
"response": {}
}
The Sample - Censys - 1.0.0 playbook collection comes bundled with the Censys connector. These playbooks contain steps using which you can perform all supported actions. You can see bundled playbooks in the Automation > Playbooks section in FortiSOAR™ after importing the Censys connector.
Note: If you are planning to use any of the sample playbooks in your environment, ensure that you clone those playbooks and move them to a different collection since the sample playbook collection gets deleted during connector upgrade and delete.
Censys is a new search engine for devices exposed on the Internet. Experts can use it to assess the security they implement.
This document provides information about the Censys connector, which facilitates automated interactions with Censys using FortiSOAR™ playbooks. Add the Censys connector as a step in FortiSOAR™ playbooks and perform automated operations, such as looking an IP address, domain, or certificate on Censys.
Connector Version: 1.0.0
Authored By: Fortinet
Certified: No
All connectors provided by FortiSOAR™ are delivered using a FortiSOAR™ repository. Therefore, you must set up your FortiSOAR™ repository and use the yum command to install connectors:
yum install cyops-connector-censys
For the detailed procedure to install a connector, click here
For the procedure to configure a connector, click here
In FortiSOAR™, on the connectors page, select the Censys connector and click Configure to configure the following parameters:
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Server URL | URL of the Censys API server to which you will connect and perform the automated operation. |
| Customer Key | Secret key to access the Censys API. |
| Verify SSL | Specifies whether the SSL certificate for the server is to be verified or not. By default, this option is set as True. |
The following automated operations can be included in playbooks, and you can also use the annotations to access operations from FortiSOAR™ release 4.10.0 and onward:
| Function | Description | Annotation and Category |
|---|---|---|
| Lookup Certificate | Lookup a certificate on Censys. | lookup_cert Investigation |
| Lookup Domain | Lookup a domain on Censys. | lookup_domain Investigation |
| Lookup IP Address | Lookup an IP Address on Censys. | lookup_ip Investigation |
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Certificate | SHA256 certificate that you want to search and retrieve information from Censys. |
The output contains the following populated JSON schema:
{
"status_code": "integer",
"response": {}
}
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Domain | Domain which you want to search and retrieve information from Censys. |
The output contains the following populated JSON schema:
{
"status_code": "integer",
"response": {}
}
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| IP Address | IP Address which you want to search and retrieve information from Censys. |
The output contains the following populated JSON schema:
{
"status_code": "integer",
"response": {}
}
The Sample - Censys - 1.0.0 playbook collection comes bundled with the Censys connector. These playbooks contain steps using which you can perform all supported actions. You can see bundled playbooks in the Automation > Playbooks section in FortiSOAR™ after importing the Censys connector.
Note: If you are planning to use any of the sample playbooks in your environment, ensure that you clone those playbooks and move them to a different collection since the sample playbook collection gets deleted during connector upgrade and delete.
