CSCI 427 Quiz 1 Flashcards
don’t run ? unless you want to get caught
nmap -a [target]
aggressive
to start off, run ?
nmap -sn [target]
nmap -sn [target] is a
simple ping
how do you choose a range to scan?
nmap -p min-max [target]
ex: nmap -p 1-3000 [target]
scanning a range of ports returns
all the open ports it found in that range
what command would give you a good idea of where to start looking for vulnerabilities?
nmap -O -sV [target]
gives operating system, services, and versions
why do we scan?
to find systems and services
when we find systems, we are paying attention to things like
hostnames, OS versions
when we find services, we are mainly looking for
open ports, standard services on a given port, and service versions
if you just run nmap [target], what does it do
scans the first thousand or so ports
the first thousand or so ports are the (least/most) likely to run standard services
most
