nmap

nmap is the goto cli tool that ships with kali and versatile and extendable.

  • Fast scan
nmap -F {IP-ADDRESS}
  • CTF scan
nmap -Pn -v -oA output -sC -sV -A {IP-ADDRESS}
  • Pn - treat all hosts alive, useful when ICMP is blocked
  • v - verbose output
  • oA - output scan to all formats ( txt, xml & grepable )
  • sC - run default nmap scripts
  • sV - version detection
  • A - enable OS detection, version detection, script scanning, and traceroute
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