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Mastering the Nmap Scripting Engine

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Difficulty Level

Intermediate

Completion Time

8h8m

Language

English

About Book

Who Is This Book For?

If you want to learn to write your own scripts for the Nmap Scripting Engine, this is the book for you. It is perfect for network administrators, information security professionals, and even Internet enthusiasts who are familiar with Nmap.

Book content

chapters 8h8m total length

Lua fundamentals

Introduction to NSE development

NSE data files

Exploring the Nmap Scripting Engine API and Libraries

Enhancing Version Detection

Developing Brute Force Password Auditing Scripts

Formatting Script Output

Working with Network Sockets and Binary Data

Parallelism

Vulnerability Detection and Exploitation

Appendix A: Scan Phases

Appendix B: NSE Script Template

Appendix C: Script Categories

Appendix D: Nmap Options Mind Map

Appendix E: References

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