Shodan is a search engine that lets users search for various types of servers connected to the internet using a variety of filters. Some have also described it as a search engine of service banners, which are metadata that the server sends back to the client.
In the Blink platform, navigate to the Connections page > Add connection. A New Connection dialog box opens displaying icons of external service providers available.
Select the Shodan icon. A dialog box with name of the connection and connection methods appear.
(Optional) Edit the name of the connection. At a later stage you cannot edit the name.
Select API Key as the method to create the connection.
Fill in the parameters:
The API Key
(Optional) Click Test Connection to test it.
Click Create connection. The new connection appears on the Connections page.
