Bot signals · Internet scanner
What is the Huawei Cloud CodeArts Inspector scanner?
Requests from Huawei Cloud CodeArts Inspector are known internet-scanner traffic: automated probes that map public services, monitor attack surfaces or test for vulnerabilities.
01 · Profile
Huawei Cloud CodeArts Inspector at a glance.
What to look for in your logs, and what the lookup API returns for its addresses.
- Type
- Internet scanner
- robots.txt
- Does not control scanning.
- API flag
risk.is_scanner
A user agent alone never sets a flag. Anyone can claim to be Huawei Cloud CodeArts Inspector; the flag follows the address the request comes from.
02 · In the response
What a match looks like.
A lookup of a Huawei Cloud CodeArts Inspector address sets risk.is_scanner. The flags come with geolocation and network data in the same response, for API keys on every paid plan.
The response says which kind of bot an address belongs to, not which operator. A request that claims to be Huawei Cloud CodeArts Inspector while risk.is_scanner is false should not be trusted as Huawei Cloud CodeArts Inspector.
{
// … location and network fields …
"risk": {
"is_ai": false,
"is_crawler": false,
"is_scanner": true
}
}
03 · Control
Block Huawei Cloud CodeArts Inspector.
At the edge
- robots.txt won’t help. It does not control port or vulnerability scanning, so a block has to happen before the request reaches your app.
- Firewall, WAF or CDN. Many offer bot rules you can allow or deny by category.
- In your app. Look up the client address and allow or deny on
risk.is_scanner, alongside the user agent. - Never on the user agent alone. Blocking the name stops only honest clients; allowing it lets anyone in who borrows it.
04 · Questions
About Huawei Cloud CodeArts Inspector.
What is Huawei Cloud CodeArts Inspector?
Requests from Huawei Cloud CodeArts Inspector are known internet-scanner traffic: automated probes that map public services, monitor attack surfaces or test for vulnerabilities.
How do I block Huawei Cloud CodeArts Inspector?
robots.txt does not control port or vulnerability scanning. Block Huawei Cloud CodeArts Inspector at your firewall, WAF or CDN, or look up each client address and deny requests where risk.is_scanner is true.
Can I trust a request that says it is Huawei Cloud CodeArts Inspector?
Not on the user agent alone: any client can send a bot’s name in its user agent. A user agent alone never sets a flag. Check the address with the free bot checker or the lookup API.
Which risk flag does Huawei Cloud CodeArts Inspector set?
Its addresses set risk.is_scanner in the lookup response. The risk flags come with every paid plan.
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