Performing OSINT with SpiderFoot
Overview
SpiderFoot is an open-source OSINT automation tool with 200+ modules that integrates with data sources for threat intelligence and attack surface mapping. This skill uses the SpiderFoot REST API and CLI (sf.py/spiderfoot-cli) to create and manage scans, select modules by use case (footprint, investigate, passive), parse structured results for domains, IPs, email addresses, leaked credentials, and DNS records, and generate target intelligence profiles.
When to Use
- When conducting security assessments that involve performing osint with spiderfoot
- When following incident response procedures for related security events
- When performing scheduled security testing or auditing activities
- When validating security controls through hands-on testing
Prerequisites
- SpiderFoot 4.0+ installed or SpiderFoot HX cloud account
- Python 3.8+ with requests library
- SpiderFoot server running on default port 5001
- Optional: API keys for VirusTotal, Shodan, HaveIBeenPwned modules
Steps
- Connect to SpiderFoot REST API or use CLI interface
- Create a new scan with target specification (domain, IP, email, name)
- Select scan modules by use case (all, footprint, investigate, passive)
- Monitor scan progress via API polling
- Retrieve and parse scan results by data element type
- Extract key findings: subdomains, IPs, emails, leaked credentials
- Generate structured OSINT intelligence report
Expected Output
JSON report containing OSINT findings organized by data type (domains, IPs, emails, credentials, DNS records), module source attribution, and target profile summary with risk indicators.
1---2name: performing-osint-with-spiderfoot3description: Automate OSINT collection using SpiderFoot REST API and CLI for target profiling, module-based reconnaissance, and structured result analysis across 200+ data sources4license: Apache-2.05---6
7# Performing OSINT with SpiderFoot
8
9## Overview
10
11SpiderFoot is an open-source OSINT automation tool with 200+ modules that integrates with data sources for threat intelligence and attack surface mapping. This skill uses the SpiderFoot REST API and CLI (sf.py/spiderfoot-cli) to create and manage scans, select modules by use case (footprint, investigate, passive), parse structured results for domains, IPs, email addresses, leaked credentials, and DNS records, and generate target intelligence profiles.
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13
14## When to Use
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16- When conducting security assessments that involve performing osint with spiderfoot
17- When following incident response procedures for related security events
18- When performing scheduled security testing or auditing activities
19- When validating security controls through hands-on testing
20
21## Prerequisites
22
23- SpiderFoot 4.0+ installed or SpiderFoot HX cloud account
24- Python 3.8+ with requests library
25- SpiderFoot server running on default port 5001
26- Optional: API keys for VirusTotal, Shodan, HaveIBeenPwned modules
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28## Steps
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301. Connect to SpiderFoot REST API or use CLI interface
312. Create a new scan with target specification (domain, IP, email, name)
323. Select scan modules by use case (all, footprint, investigate, passive)
334. Monitor scan progress via API polling
345. Retrieve and parse scan results by data element type
356. Extract key findings: subdomains, IPs, emails, leaked credentials
367. Generate structured OSINT intelligence report
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38## Expected Output
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40JSON report containing OSINT findings organized by data type (domains, IPs, emails, credentials, DNS records), module source attribution, and target profile summary with risk indicators.
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