DigiCert DCV Bot

What is DigiCert DCV Bot?

About

DigiCert DCV Bot performs domain control validation checks to verify domain ownership during TLS/SSL certificate issuance and renewal processes for DigiCert certificates. You can see how often DigiCert DCV Bot 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	DigiCert
Last Updated	5 hours ago

Insights

Top Website Robots.txts

0% of top websites are blocking DigiCert DCV Bot

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Country of Origin

Unknown

DigiCert DCV Bot has no known country of origin

Global Traffic

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The percentage of all internet traffic coming from Security Scanners

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Robots.txt

Should I Block DigiCert DCV Bot?

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

How Do I Block DigiCert DCV Bot?

⚠️ Manual Robots.txt Edits Are Not Scalable

New agents are created every day. Instead, serve a continuously updating robots.txt that blocks new agents automatically.

Set Up Automatic Robots.txt

You can block DigiCert DCV Bot 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.

# robots.txt
# This should block DigiCert DCV Bot

User-agent: DigiCert DCV Bot
Disallow: /