Arachni is an open source scanner that focuses on the recon phase of our penetration testing in a different manner than any other tool out there. If you've used Arachni without paying attention to what makes it different (just like me), then you may find that changing your workflow will greatly improve results. The creator of the tool, Tasos Laskos, developed the tool to address a couple of opposed goals. First, scans can take an excessive amount of time (many hours to even weeks), and this makes these scans less than helpful. The time is lost and makes testing a more drawn-out process. Second, more data and coverage is a good thing, as it enhances accuracy, but it also adds additional time to the test process to complete the necessary transactions.
Laskos developed Arachni to reduce the amount of time for a scan while allowing the tool to scale such...