SecurityInsight settings · Settings > Collection scope & limits
Shodan fresh scans
| Key | SI_Shodan_ForceFreshScan |
|---|---|
| Where | Settings > Collection scope & limits > Public IP checks (Shodan) |
| Type | On / off |
| Default | Off: cached and existing Shodan data only, no scan credits spent. |
| Edition | Community |
What it does
Asks Shodan to actively re-scan your addresses before reading results, instead of using only data Shodan already has.
When enabled
On, a batch scan is submitted (at most once per fresh scan interval) and the run waits for it; if it does not finish in time the run writes no rows and the next run picks it up. Spends Shodan scan credits.
When disabled
cached and existing Shodan data only, no scan credits spent.
Risk and how to reverse it
Changes what is collected from the next run: narrowing it means some assets or data are not collected, so they look absent in profiles, CIs and reports (absence is never read as fixed). Reversible: change it back; the next run collects again.
Requires
Read by: publicip.
Recommended
Keep the default. Change it when: When you need current results and your Shodan plan has scan credits; schedule extra runs a few hours apart.
Documented for SecurityInsight 3.0.79. Written by the SecurityInsight team; Invardia publishes it. · All settings · Security review pack