Censys Attack Surface Monitor

---
name: "Censys Attack Surface Monitor"
slug: "censys-attack-surface-monitor"
description: "Monitors internet-facing assets using Censys Search API v2 for host discovery and certificate enumeration. Tracks exposed services, TLS configurations, and new asset appearances with delta alerting via webhook integrations."
verification: "security_reviewed"
source: "https://docs.censys.com/docs/internet-scanning"
author: "Censys"
category: "Research & Scraping"
framework: "Custom Agents"
---

# Censys Attack Surface Monitor

Monitors internet-facing assets using Censys Search API v2 for host discovery and certificate enumeration. Tracks exposed services, TLS configurations, and new asset appearances with delta alerting via webhook integrations.

## Installation

Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- Legacy Search and ASM Python CLI

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- Get Started with the Censys Platform Quick Start Guide
- Get Started with Censys ASM Quick Start Guide
- Build, Save, and Automate ASM Queries Example ASM Queries

- Source: https://docs.censys.com/docs/internet-scanning

## Documentation

- https://docs.censys.com/docs/internet-scanning

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/censys-attack-surface-monitor/)