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Minor updates to comments. For example, wanted to clarify that the Nikto http-enum integration was done with cooperation/encouragement from Nikto folks
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-- * It doesn't support sending additional headers for a probe.
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-- * It doesn't support sending additional headers for a probe.
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-- That means, if a nikto fingerprint needs one of the above features, it
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-- That means, if a nikto fingerprint needs one of the above features, it
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-- won't be loaded. At the time of writing this, 6546 out of the 6573 Nikto
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-- won't be loaded. At the time of writing this, 6546 out of the 6573 Nikto
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-- fingerprints are being loaded successfully.
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-- fingerprints are being loaded successfully. This runtime Nikto fingerprint integration was suggested by Nikto co-author Chris Sullo as described at http://seclists.org/nmap-dev/2013/q4/292
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-- Although this format was originally modeled after the Nikto format, that ended
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-- Although this format was originally modeled after the Nikto format, that ended
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-- up being too restrictive. The current format is a simple Lua table. There are many
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-- up being too restrictive. The current format is a simple Lua table. There are many
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description = [[
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description = [[
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Enumerates directories used by popular web applications and servers.
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Enumerates directories used by popular web applications and servers.
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This parses a fingerprint file that's formatted in a way that's compatible with the Nikto Web application
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This parses a fingerprint file that's similar in format to the Nikto Web application
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scanner. This script, however, takes it one step further by building in advanced pattern matching as well
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scanner. This script, however, takes it one step further by building in advanced pattern matching as well
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as having the ability to identify specific versions of Web applications.
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as having the ability to identify specific versions of Web applications.
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You can, however, parse the nikto database using http-fingerprints.nikto-db-path. This will try to parse
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You can also parse a Nikto-formatted database using http-fingerprints.nikto-db-path. This will try to parse
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most of the fingerprints defined in nikto's database in real time. More documentation about this in the
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most of the fingerprints defined in nikto's database in real time. More documentation about this in the
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nselib/data/http-fingerprints file.
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nselib/data/http-fingerprints.lua file.
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Currently, the database can be found under Nmap's directory in the nselib/data folder. The file is called
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Currently, the database can be found under Nmap's directory in the nselib/data folder. The file is called
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http-fingerprints and has a long description of its functionality in the file header.
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http-fingerprints and has a long description of its functionality in the file header.
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