Nmap

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Nmap (Network Mapper) is a network scanner created by Gordon Lyon (also known by his pseudonym Fyodor Vaskovich). It was first released in September 1997 in Phrack magazine. Nmap is used to discover hosts and services on a computer network by sending packets and analyzing the responses. Nmap provides a number of features for probing computer networks, including host discovery and service and operating system detection. These features are extensible by scripts that provide more advanced service detection, vulnerability detection, and other features. Nmap can adapt to network conditions including latency and congestion during a scan. The Nmap distribution also includes the Zenmap graphical user interface, the Ncat networking utility, the Ndiff scan comparison tool and the Nping packet generation tool. Nmap started as a Linux utility and was ported to other systems including Windows, macOS, and BSD. According to the Nmap Project, Windows, supported since 2000, has become its second most popular...

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