Farsight DNSDB Scout®

Dashboard GUI for the Farsight Security DNSDB® API. Compatible with all Chromium-based browsers.

What is Farsight DNSDB Scout®?

Farsight DNSDB Scout® is a browser extension designed to facilitate investigations using passive DNS. It integrates with Farsight Security’s DNSDB API and offers access to features such as standard and flexible searches, time fencing, IDN to Punycode conversion, results sorting and exportation, and the ability to view historical searches. It’s an effective tool for security analysts, investigators, and incident response teams to study Internet domain behaviour and track down cybercrime.

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By: Farsight Security Inc.

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Users: 1,000+

Rating: 5.00 (4)

Version: 2.5.6 (Last updated: 2024-08-14)

Creation date: 2020-05-27

Risk impact: Very low risk impact

Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

storage
unlimitedStorage

Size: 1.49M

Email: ac*****@farsightsecurity.com

URLs: Privacy policy

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#4508 in Tools ▼ 30 #286 in security keyword 82 ▼ 5 #295 in domain keyword 18 ▼ 29

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Extension summary

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DNSDB Scout™ provides an HTML GUI on top of Farsight Security’s DNSDB™ API. Through Scout, you can facilitate investigations using passive DNS leveraging the Farsight DNSDB™.

DNSDB™ Scout supports all the major features of the DNSDB™ API including:

➤ Flexible and Standard searches ➤ Time fencing ➤ Conversion of Internationalized Domain Names (IDN) to Punycode ➤ Table sorting / pagination of results ➤ View historical searches ➤ Export raw data and filtered results (CSV, JSON, JSONL, TXT, Print/PDF)

Important: Scout requires an active DNSDB™ API key. If needed, you can acquire an API key at https://www.farsightsecurity.com/get-started/

About DNSDB™ The internet relies heavily on the DNS, and cyber criminals are not exempt. Farsight Security’s Passive DNS database (DNSDB™) provides a fact-based perspective on the configuration and content of the global DNS as observed through its industry-leading Passive DNS sensor array. DNSDB™ can answer questions, such as: