Sparta is a GUI-based Python tool that is useful for infrastructure pentesting. It helps in scanning and enumeration. We can even import nmap outputs here. Sparta is very easy to use and automates a lot of information gathering and makes the process easier. In this recipe, you will learn how to use the tool to perform various scans on the network.
To know more about Sparta, follow the given steps:
- We start by typing the
Sparta
command:
We will see the tool open up.
- Now we click on the left-hand side of the menu pane to add hosts:
- In the window, we enter the IP range we want to scan.
- Once we click on
Add to scope
, it automatically starts the basic process of running nmap, nikto, and so on:
- We can see the discovered hosts on the left-hand side pane:
- On the right-hand side, in the
Services
tab, we will see the open ports and the services they are running:
- Switching to the
Nikto
tab, we...