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This is the second edition of 'Nmap 6: Network Exploration and Security Auditing Cookbook'. A book aimed for anyone who wants to master Nmap and its scripting engine through practical tasks for system administrators and penetration testers. Besides introducing the most powerful features of Nmap and related tools, common security auditing tasks for local and remote networks, web applications, databases, mail servers, Microsoft Windows machines and even ICS SCADA systems are explained step by step with exact commands and argument explanations.

The book starts with the basic usage of Nmap and related tools like Ncat, Ncrack, Ndiff and Zenmap. The Nmap Scripting Engine is thoroughly covered through security checks used commonly in real-life scenarios applied for different types of systems. New chapters for Microsoft Windows and ICS SCADA systems were added and every recipe was revised. This edition reflects the latest updates and hottest additions to the Nmap project to date. The book will also introduce you to Lua programming and NSE script development allowing you to extend further the power of Nmap.

Table of Contents

1: NMAP FUNDAMENTALS
2: NETWORK EXPLORATION
3: RECONNAISSANCE TASKS
4: SCANNING WEB SERVERS
5: SCANNING DATABASES
6: SCANNING MAIL SERVERS
7: SCANNING WINDOWS SYSTEMS
8: SCANNING ICS SCADA SYSTEMS
9: OPTIMIZING SCANS
10: GENERATING SCAN REPORTS
11: WRITING YOUR OWN NSE SCRIPTS
12: HTTP, HTTP PIPELINING, AND WEB CRAWLING CONFIGURATION OPTIONS
13: BRUTE FORCE PASSWORD AUDITING OPTIONS
14: NSE DEBUGGING
15: ADDITIONAL OUTPUT OPTIONS
16: INTRODUCTION TO LUA
17: REFERENCES AND ADDITIONAL READING
What You Will Learn

Learn about Nmap and related tools, such as Ncat, Ncrack, Ndiff, Zenmap and the Nmap Scripting Engine
Master basic and advanced techniques to perform port scanning and host discovery
Detect insecure configurations and vulnerabilities in web servers, databases, and mail servers
Learn how to detect insecure Microsoft Windows workstations and scan networks using the Active Directory technology
Learn how to safely identify and scan critical ICS/SCADA systems
Learn how to optimize the performance and behavior of your scans
Learn about advanced reporting
Learn the fundamentals of Lua programming
Become familiar with the development libraries shipped with the NSE
Write your own Nmap Scripting Engine scripts