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scapy

udp, icmp, ack, syn, tcp, port scanning, host discovery, os fingerprinting, wireless, sniffing, scapy

Scapy is a packet forging tool using Python as its domain specific language. It was developed by Philippe Biondi in 2003. Read more.

port scanning

udp, icmp, ack, ip, syn, tcp, null, fin, xmas, ftp, networking, scanning, port scanning, idlescan, reconnaissance

Discovering open ports on a networked system is an important reconnaissance step used to enumerate potentially vulnerable services. In this article you will learn a number of techniques used to perform fast and reliable port scans while bypassing many trivial defenses. Read more.

nmap

port scanning, host discovery, os fingerprinting, firewall, nmap, ids

nmap (Network MAPper) is a network port scanner with service version and operating system detection engines. The tool was originally developed by Fyodor and published in Phrack Issue 51 in 1997. The tool is command line although a number of GUIs exist. nmap runs on a variety of platforms including Linux, *BSD, Windows, and others. Read more.

hping

port scanning, denial of service, backdoor, covert channel, hping, host discovery, os fingerprinting

hping is a TCP/IP packet forging tool with embedded Tcl scripting functionality. Developed by antirez in 1998, it is now in its 3rd release. The tool runs on all major operatings systems including Linux, *BSD, and Windows. Read more.