Scanning and enumeration
Scanning and enumeration are the essential initial phases of penetration testing that help to gather required information about the target. The probability of a successful attack largely depends on how well the scanning and enumeration are done. Now that we have added a target host to the Armitage console, we'll perform a quick port scan to see which ports are open here. To perform a port scan, right-click on the host and select the Scan option, as in the following screenshot. This will list all the open ports on the target system in the bottom pane of the Armitage console:
As we saw earlier, Armitage is also well-integrated with NMAP. Now, we'll perform an NMAP scan on our target to enumerate services and detect the version of the remote operating system, as in the following screenshot:
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