Nmap
Offensive scanner
Open Source
World's most used network and port scanner
Platforms:
linux windows macos
Prerequisites:
networking tcp-ip
Pros and Cons
Ventajas
- + Extremely powerful and flexible
- + NSE scripts for advanced detection
- + Open-source and free
- + Excellent documentation
- + Industry standard
Desventajas
- - Can be detected by IDS/IPS
- - Full scans are slow
- - Requires root permissions for some functions
Casos de Uso
- Network discovery
- Port scanning
- Vulnerability assessment
- Security auditing