# thehappydinoa/awesome-censys-queries

A collection of fascinating and bizarre Censys Search Queries

Repository: https://github.com/thehappydinoa/awesome-censys-queries
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/awesome-censys-queries
Language: Python
License: CC0-1.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: censys, dorks, queries, search, osint, awesome, awesome-list, ics, iot, security-tools, censys-dorks, hacktoberfest
Last push: 2026-07-20T18:26:47+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 74/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 93, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1478, "days_push": 44, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1240, forks 134 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:06.118719+00:00)

## What it is
A curated awesome-list of Censys Search queries (dorks) for discovering exposed industrial control systems, IoT devices, databases, dashboards, and other internet-facing services. It serves as a reference resource for security researchers and OSINT practitioners rather than runnable software.

## Use cases
- find exposed industrial control systems on the internet
- discover vulnerable IoT devices with Censys
- learn Censys search query syntax
- run OSINT reconnaissance on internet-facing services
- find exposed databases and dashboards
- build attack surface discovery queries

## When to choose
- you use Censys Search and want ready-made queries for asset discovery
- you are learning OSINT or internet-wide scanning techniques
- you need examples of Censys DSL query syntax

## When to avoid
- you need a scanning tool rather than a query reference
- you use Shodan or another search engine without Censys
- you need automated continuous monitoring

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: search-engine, osint, security
- domain: security, osint, iot, awesome-lists
- platform: cli
- tags: censys, dorks, attack-surface-discovery, internet-scanning, query-collection, search, web-server

## Member repositories
- thehappydinoa/awesome-censys-queries (main) score 74

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:06.118719+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T05:09:54.774315+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/thehappydinoa/awesome-censys-queries (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:06.118719+00:00, sha b1802f7eda4d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.