arXiv · 2018
Abstract. aztarna is a footprinting tool for robotics that scans the Internet for exposed robots and robot components — ROS masters, SROS setups, industrial routers and more — quantifying just how many robots are reachable, and vulnerable, from anywhere.
aztarna enumerates robot endpoints exposed to the public Internet. The uncomfortable result: thousands of ROS masters and industrial devices answer to anyone, often with no authentication.
Exposure is the precondition for most robot attacks; measuring it is step zero of defense.
By turning exposure into numbers, aztarna lets operators find their own reachable robots before attackers do, and lets the field track whether the situation improves over time.