Overview
SynapsMedia-Healthcheck is an automated web identity associated with Triofan Software.
It is used for domain and service health checks for managed hosting.
The documented User-Agent pattern is SynapsMedia. User-Agent strings can be copied, so corroborate requests with operator documentation, network ownership, reverse DNS, or other request evidence.
Identity
- User-Agent
SynapsMedia- HTTP Agent Examples
SynapsMedia-Healthcheck/1.0 (+https://www.synapsmedia.com/healthcheck)- Identity Type
- User Agent
- Evidence Method
- Match the documented User-Agent pattern SynapsMedia, then corroborate it with operator documentation, network ownership, reverse DNS, or other request evidence. User-Agent strings alone do not prove identity.
Classification
- Type
- Monitoring
- Kind
- Monitor
- Family
- Triofan Software
- Purpose
- hosting-healthcheck
Behavior and handling
- Common Use
- domain and service health checks for managed hosting
- Detection Notes
- Detect candidate SynapsMedia-Healthcheck traffic using the documented User-Agent pattern SynapsMedia. Confirm the identity with supporting evidence before enforcement.
- Respects robots.txt
- Unknown
- Spoofing Risk
- SynapsMedia-Healthcheck can be impersonated because its User-Agent pattern can be copied. Treat the identity as confirmed only when supporting evidence matches.
- Risk
- Neutral
- Recommended Handling
- Depends
Rules and controls
- Robots.txt Snippet
# robots.txt behavior is unconfirmed. Do not rely on this rule without verification.