IoT Device ID can detect IoT devices in your local network. To do so, it collects information about devices in your local network and compares them with a database of known devices.
Currently, the following information can be used to fingerprint devices:
- MAC address vendor lookup
- DNS requests
- SSDP broadcasts
- mDNS broadcasts
- Port scanning
On Windows, you can use the standalone binary to easily run the graphical user interface. If you want to use the command line interface or run it on any other operating system, IoT Device ID can also be installed as a Python library.
- Download the latest binary from the release page.
- Start the downloaded file.
- Install Python 3.5 or higher.
- From a command line prompt, run
python3 -m pip install git+https://github.com/IuK-Uni-Rostock/iot-device-id[gui]. - Run
iot-device-idto start the graphical user interface oriot-device-id-clifor a command line interface.
Once started, IoT Device ID should start scanning devices in your local network. A list of known devices with their corresponding IP address will appear.
If you want to save the signature of a device into the database, click the "Record Device" button.
A prompt will ask you for the device's IP address and its name.
The app will now start getting information about your device. You can see the retrieved record type and information in the table.
To make sure you have all important information, you should restart the target device, if possible. This usually leads to the device announcing itself in the network and sending DNS queries, which IoT device ID registers.
To detect local devices, simply run
iot-device-id-cli detect
To add a new device into the database:
iot-device-id-cli record --ip 10.0.1.2 --name "Device Name"
The data will be automatically saved into the database. You can shut down the program by pressing Ctrl+c.