CertChief
recommended: allowCertChief is a certificate monitoring bot that periodically crawls web properties to check SSL/TLS certificate configurations, expiration dates, and security status.
What it does
CertChief's cadence depends on how the scan is configured. Continuous monitoring may run daily or hourly, while a one-time or internet-wide scan may sweep once and disappear.
How to identify it
User-agent contains any of:
CertChief
robots.txt
Well-behaved crawlers honor robots.txt. To control CertChief:
Allow full access
User-agent: CertChief
Allow: /Block entirely
User-agent: CertChief
Disallow: /
Grey-area scrapers ignore robots.txt. Botscope enforces your policy at the edge or origin regardless —
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See CertChief on your own site
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