Fingerprinting Inductive Automation Ignition Gateways Across Version Families

Introduction Ignition by Inductive Automation is one of the most widely deployed SCADA platforms in North American critical infrastructure — water treatment, manufacturing, food and beverage, oil and gas, pharmaceutical. During a network assessment, identifying an Ignition gateway and its version is often the first step toward understanding the attack surface. It’s also one of the easiest things to do, because Ignition has historically exposed version and configuration data without any authentication. ...

April 12, 2026 · 5 min · Ethan Thomason