Qualys SSL Scanner
GoodBotVerifiedBOTSSL Labs / Qualys is used to test monitor ssl rating against their site Operated by Qualys.
What is Qualys SSL Scanner?
Qualys SSL Scanner is a web crawler operated by Qualys. SSL Labs / Qualys is used to test monitor ssl rating against their site
Identification
SSL LabsHow we rated this bot
Verified by Cloudflare, which confirms who runs it, with no widespread reports of abuse.
What we read
- RobotsTxt
- GlobalSign SSL Configuration Checker Provides Guidance to Reduce Cybercriminals' Ability to Exploit Faulty SSL Configurations
- Qualys Enhances SSL Labs Service With New API Access to Safeguard Websites
- Qualys Launches Breakthrough AI Security Platform with Complete LLM Protection | QLYS Stock News
- I spent 3 days at MIT... the robot hype is worse than you think
Why it crawls your site
Qualys SSL Scanner crawls websites to monitor website availability, performance, and analytics. It is operated by Qualys as part of their monitoring and analytics infrastructure. If you see this bot in your server logs, it is a verified crawler and generally safe.
Block or allow Qualys SSL Scanner
Add a Disallow rule for SSL Labs in your robots.txt file. You can also block at the server level using your web server configuration or CDN firewall rules to filter requests matching the user-agent string.
# Block Qualys SSL Scanner from crawling your entire site User-agent: SSL Labs Disallow: / # Allow Qualys SSL Scanner full access User-agent: SSL Labs Allow: /
Ensure your robots.txt allows SSL Labs. Verify requests are genuine by checking the user-agent string and referring to Qualys's documentation.
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