Shodan Reconnaissance and Pentesting
Pass
Audited by Gen Agent Trust Hub on Apr 15, 2026
Risk Level: SAFE
Full Analysis
- [SAFE]: No malicious patterns or security risks detected. The skill provides legitimate documentation and automation scripts for using the Shodan reconnaissance tool.
- [EXTERNAL_DOWNLOADS]: The skill guides the installation of the official shodan Python package through standard package managers like pip. This is a well-known security tool.
- [COMMAND_EXECUTION]: The skill includes various commands for interacting with the Shodan CLI and API. These operations are core to the skill's stated purpose of security reconnaissance.
- [CREDENTIALS_UNSAFE]: Use of placeholders like YOUR_API_KEY for authentication ensures that no sensitive secrets are hardcoded in the skill, following standard security practices.
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