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Qualys SSL Scanner

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SSL Labs / Qualys is used to test monitor ssl rating against their site Operated by Qualys.

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Assessment
Monitoring & Analytics
Category
BOT
Kind
1
Data sources
AI-generated summary, drawn from Cloudflare, operator docs, and community data

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

Helpful — Verified, safe crawler. Respects robots.txt and provides operator documentation.

Identification

Bot name
Qualys SSL Scanner
Operator
Qualys
Category
Monitoring & Analytics
Kind
BOT
Verification
Verified bot
Cloudflare slug
qualys
User-agent patterns
SSL Labs
User-agent string
SSL Labs
Main use cases
Website monitoringPerformance trackingUptime checking

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

Block it

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: /
Allow & verify

Ensure your robots.txt allows SSL Labs. Verify requests are genuine by checking the user-agent string and referring to Qualys's documentation.

Traffic & trends

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Related bots

Other crawlers operated by Qualys.

Data sources

This profile is compiled from the following sources.

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Last updated July 26, 2026