Overview
InternetMeasurement is a scanner associated with Driftnet, used for measuring publicly exposed internet services and configurations.
Its primary user-agent pattern is InternetMeasurement; related patterns include InternetMeasurement/1.0; a representative HTTP user-agent is Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; InternetMeasurement/1.0; +https://internet-measurement.com/).
InternetMeasurement is Unverified at the identity-evidence level. The listed identity remains useful for detection, but this record does not currently contain authoritative evidence sufficient to authenticate the identity claim.
InternetMeasurement is not governed reliably by robots.txt. Use authenticated access controls, network policy, rate limiting, or application-layer rules when enforcement is required.
This is a measurement scanner, not a conventional page-indexing crawler. The operator publishes source ranges; robots.txt is not the correct enforcement layer.
Treat the user-agent as an identity claim. Corroborate it with operator-controlled IP ranges, reverse DNS, signed-request evidence, or current documentation when available.
Identity
- User-Agent
InternetMeasurement- Aliases
- InternetMeasurement/1.0
- HTTP Agent Examples
Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; InternetMeasurement/1.0; +https://internet-measurement.com/)- Identity Type
- Observed
- Evidence Method
- Treat `InternetMeasurement` as an identity signal only. Confirm it with current operator documentation, cryptographic verification, forward-confirmed reverse DNS, source-network ownership, or other authoritative evidence before trusting the claimed identity.
Classification
- Type
- Security
- Kind
- Scanner
- Family
- Driftnet Internet Measurement
- Purpose
- internet-measurement
Behavior and handling
- Common Use
- measuring publicly exposed internet services and configurations
- Detection Notes
- Detect primarily by `InternetMeasurement`; related patterns include `InternetMeasurement/1.0`; representative HTTP user-agent: `Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; InternetMeasurement/1.0; +https://internet-measurement.com/)`. User-agent strings can be copied, so corroborate with stronger evidence before granting trust.
- Respects robots.txt
- No
- Spoofing Risk
- InternetMeasurement has medium spoofing risk because its user-agent can be copied; use published operator-controlled verification data when available.
- Risk
- Caution
- Recommended Handling
- Monitor
Rules and controls
- Robots.txt Snippet
# This identity is not reliably controlled by robots.txt. Use authenticated access controls, network policy, rate limiting, or application-layer enforcement.- Apache Rule
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} "InternetMeasurement" [NC] RewriteRule ^ - [F,L]- Nginx Rule
if ($http_user_agent ~* "InternetMeasurement") { return 403; }