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Congrats! You are now a sysop!
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{{Infobox_Software |
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  name = nmap |
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  maintainer = Gordon Lyon |
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  os = {{Linux}}, {{Windows}}, OS X |
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  genre = Network forensics |
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  license = {{GPL}} |
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  website = [http://nmap.org/ nmap.org] |
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}}
  
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:: Thx [[User:.FUF|.FUF]]
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'''Nmap''' (Network Mapper) is a network security scanner.
  
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... and a vigilant sysop you are. Thanks again for your help. When do you graduate? [[User:Simsong|Simsong]] 18:44, 15 March 2009 (UTC)
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== Features ==
  
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:: 2012 [[User:.FUF|.FUF]] 19:03, 15 March 2009 (UTC)
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General features:
  
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What should we do about the sudden increase in spammers? [[User:Simsong|Simsong]] 02:31, 1 July 2009 (UTC)
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* Host discovery
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:: We should use our banhammer. And probably this extension (never tested it):
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* Port scanning (enumerating open/closed/filtered ports on one or more target hosts)
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:: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:SpamRegex
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* Service detection (determining service types and version numbers)
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:: Or something to blacklist links to external sites. [[User:.FUF|.FUF]] 16:18, 1 July 2009 (UTC)
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* [[OS fingerprinting|OS detection]]
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:::Well, we are already running SpamBlacklist. And it's working. Try posting a URL to sex.com or something...
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:::: And how to add URL to the blacklist? [[User:.FUF|.FUF]] 05:11, 2 July 2009 (UTC)
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::::: It's run on the mediawiki server. We subscribe. You could try to maintain a local one, but  it's too much effort, usually.[[User:Simsong|Simsong]] 03:38, 3 July 2009 (UTC)
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Other features:
  
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I added an extension called Nuke and another one called Maintenance.
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* IP protocol scan
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http://www.forensicswiki.org/wiki/Special:Nuke
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* Uptime detection (using [[TCP timestamps]])
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http://www.forensicswiki.org/wiki/Special:Maintenance
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* Traceroute
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Try them. [[User:Simsong|Simsong]] 14:59, 24 December 2009 (UTC)
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* DNS resolution
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* Idle scan (using "zombies")
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* FTP bounce scan (using proxy FTP connections)
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* etc
  
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== New anti-spam system ==
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== Typical uses ==
  
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So what do you think of the confirmed account system as an anti-spam approach? [[User:Simsong|Simsong]] 04:48, 12 January 2010 (UTC)
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* Identifying open ports on a compromised host
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:: Good approach [[User:.FUF|.FUF]] 19:29, 13 January 2010 (UTC)
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* Auditing the security of a network, by identifying unexpected computers
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== External Links ==
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* [http://nmap.org/ nmap.org]
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[[Category:Network Forensics]]

Latest revision as of 15:41, 13 September 2008

nmap
Maintainer: Gordon Lyon
OS: Linux,Windows, OS X
Genre: Network forensics
License: GPL
Website: nmap.org

Nmap (Network Mapper) is a network security scanner.

Features

General features:

  • Host discovery
  • Port scanning (enumerating open/closed/filtered ports on one or more target hosts)
  • Service detection (determining service types and version numbers)
  • OS detection

Other features:

  • IP protocol scan
  • Uptime detection (using TCP timestamps)
  • Traceroute
  • DNS resolution
  • Idle scan (using "zombies")
  • FTP bounce scan (using proxy FTP connections)
  • etc

Typical uses

  • Identifying open ports on a compromised host
  • Auditing the security of a network, by identifying unexpected computers

External Links

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