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Nmap Network Exploration and Security Auditing Cookbook, Third Edition - Third Edition
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Nmap Network Exploration and Security Auditing Cookbook, Third Edition
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Overview of this book
Nmap is one of the most powerful tools for network discovery and security auditing used by millions of IT professionals, from system administrators to cybersecurity specialists. This third edition of the Nmap: Network Exploration and Security Auditing Cookbook introduces Nmap and its family - Ncat, Ncrack, Ndiff, Zenmap, and the Nmap Scripting Engine (NSE) - and guides you through numerous tasks that are relevant to security engineers in today’s technology ecosystems.
The book discusses some of the most common and useful tasks for scanning hosts, networks, applications, mainframes, Unix and Windows environments, and ICS/SCADA systems. Advanced Nmap users can benefit from this book by exploring the hidden functionalities within Nmap and its scripts as well as advanced workflows and configurations to fine-tune their scans. Seasoned users will find new applications and third-party tools that can help them manage scans and even start developing their own NSE scripts. Practical examples featured in a cookbook format make this book perfect for quickly remembering Nmap options, scripts and arguments, and more.
By the end of this Nmap book, you will be able to successfully scan numerous hosts, exploit vulnerable areas, and gather valuable information.
Table of Contents (22 chapters)
Preface
Chapter 1: Nmap Fundamentals
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Chapter 2: Getting Familiar with Nmap's Family
Chapter 3: Network Scanning
Chapter 4: Reconnaissance Tasks
Chapter 5: Scanning Web Servers
Chapter 6: Scanning Databases
Chapter 7: Scanning Mail Servers
Chapter 8: Scanning Windows Systems
Chapter 9: Scanning ICS/SCADA Systems
Chapter 10: Scanning Mainframes
Chapter 11: Optimizing Scans
Chapter 12: Generating Scan Reports
Chapter 13: Writing Your Own NSE Scripts
Chapter 14: Exploiting Vulnerabilities with the Nmap Scripting Engine
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Appendix A: HTTP, HTTP Pipelining, and Web Crawling Configuration Options
Appendix Β: Brute-Force Password Auditing Options
Appendix C: NSE Debugging
Appendix D: Additional Output Options
Appendix Ε: Introduction to Lua
Appendix F: References and Additional Reading
