DigiCert DCV

What is DigiCert DCV?

About

Digicert DCV (Domain Control Validation) is a security scanner bot operated by Cloudflare that validates domain ownership for SSL/TLS certificate issuance. It verifies that certificate applicants have control over the domains they want to secure. You can see how often DigiCert DCV visits your website by setting up Dark Visitors Agent Analytics.

Expected Behavior

Security scanners do not follow a predictable schedule when visiting websites. Their scans can be one-time, occasional, or recurring depending on the purpose of the scanner and the organization's security practices. The frequency and depth of their scans can vary based on factors like the visibility of the site on the public internet, past scan results, and inclusion in external threat intelligence feeds.

Type

Security Scanner
Scans websites to find vulnerabilities

Detail

Operated By Cloudflare
Last Updated 2 hours ago

Insights

Top Website Robots.txts

0%
0% of top websites are blocking DigiCert DCV
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Country of Origin

Unknown
DigiCert DCV has no known country of origin

Global Traffic

The percentage of all internet traffic coming from Security Scanners

How Do I Get These Insights for My Website?
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Robots.txt

Should I Block DigiCert DCV?

Probably not. Security scanners can be beneficial, especially if they're configured to report issues back to you.

How Do I Block DigiCert DCV?

You can block DigiCert DCV or limit its access by setting user agent token rules in your website's robots.txt. Set up Dark Visitors Agent Analytics to check whether it's actually following them.

How Do I Block All Security Scanners?
Serve a continuously updating robots.txt that blocks new security scanners automatically.
# In your robots.txt ...

User-agent: DigiCert DCV # https://darkvisitors.com/agents/digicert-dcv
Disallow: /

⚠️ Manual Robots.txt Editing Is Not Scalable

New agents are created every day. We recommend setting up Dark Visitors Automatic Robots.txt if you want to block all agents of this type.

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