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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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Question

Which of the following parameters enables NMAP's operating system detection feature?

Options

  • ANMAP -sV
  • BNMAP -oS
  • CNMAP -sR
  • DNMAP -O

How the community answered

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  • A
    6% (1)
  • C
    6% (1)
  • D
    88% (15)

Why each option

The `-O` flag is the dedicated Nmap switch for TCP/IP stack fingerprinting to identify the target's operating system.

ANMAP -sV

`-sV` enables service and version detection, probing open ports to determine what application and version is running, not the OS.

BNMAP -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.

CNMAP -sR

`-sR` was a legacy RPC scan method in older Nmap versions and does not perform operating system detection.

DNMAP -OCorrect

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

Topics

#Nmap#OS detection#scan flags#operating system fingerprinting

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