Hosts:
Enumeration
Guides on host discovery, port scanning, OS fingerprinting, and NSE scans
Port Scanning with Nmap
Discover live hosts, open ports, and running services using Nmap's scan techniques, flags, and output formats for effective network enumeration.
Host enumeration is active probing: scanning networks, discovering open ports, fingerprinting services, and identifying operating systems. This is where passive reconnaissance turns into a concrete target list.
Network scanning with Nmap and Masscan maps the attack surface. Service fingerprinting identifies what is running behind each port. OS detection narrows down exploit compatibility and post-exploitation paths.
The subpages cover scanning techniques, port discovery strategies, service identification, and OS fingerprinting methods.