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Mastering Nmap [Video]

By : Fotios Chantzis
Book Image

Mastering Nmap [Video]

By: Fotios Chantzis

Overview of this book

You will learn how to use this tool to implement a wide variety of practical tasks related to pentesting and network monitoring. The tutorial will start with installation techniques and then explain Nmap fundamentals. Moving on, we will cover the advanced functionalities of Nmap Scripting Engine (NSE) such as libraries, scripts, APIs, and so on. You will be able to perform custom tasks, the fundamentals of Lua programming, scanning mail servers, scanning databases, windows machines, SCADA systems, and large networks.
Table of Contents (7 chapters)
Chapter 6
Analyzing and Refining NSE Scripts
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Section 1
Analyzing Your First NSE Script
The aim of this video is to analyze the NSE script format and also analyze the source code of a simple NSE script, while explaining any Lua concepts along the way. - First, we examine the NSE script structure - Then, we explain some Lua concepts - Finally, we inspect what each function does and run the script