312-50V10 · Question #334
Which of the following parameters enables NMAP's operating system detection feature?
The correct answer is D. NMAP -O. The -O flag is the dedicated Nmap switch for TCP/IP stack fingerprinting to identify the target's operating system.
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Which of the following parameters enables NMAP's operating system detection feature?
Options
- ANMAP -sV
- BNMAP -oS
- CNMAP -sR
- DNMAP -O
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Why each option
The `-O` flag is the dedicated Nmap switch for TCP/IP stack fingerprinting to identify the target's operating system.
`-sV` enables service and version detection, probing open ports to determine what application and version is running, not the OS.
`-oS` is an output format option that saves results in a 'script kiddie' stylized text format and has nothing to do with OS detection.
`-sR` was a legacy RPC scan method in older Nmap versions and does not perform operating system detection.
The `-O` flag instructs Nmap to perform OS detection by analyzing responses to a series of specially crafted TCP, UDP, and ICMP probes and comparing them against Nmap's OS fingerprint database to identify the target operating system and version.
Concept tested: Nmap OS detection flag identification
Source: https://nmap.org/book/man-os-detection.html
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