What Is The Purpose Of Nmap?
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Nmap (Network Mapper) is a free and open source (GPL) utility for network exploration or security auditing. It was designed to rapidly scan large networks, although it works fine against single hosts. Nmap has the ability to identify what services are running on the target host, the operating system of the remote host, which ports are open and which are closed, and more. It also includes many other features like customizable port scanning techniques, traceroute, OS detection and version detection of services.
Nmap (Network Mapper) is a free and open-source, cross-platform network scanner tool used to discover hosts and services on a computer network, thus creating a “map” of the network. Nmap is used to identify the devices and services that are running on a network, as well as perform security auditing and (in some cases) vulnerability assessment. It can also be used to detect open ports, detect firewalls, and even find security holes.