GPEN · Question #267
Which of the following tools is based on the SATAN tool?
The correct answer is D. SAINT. SAINT (Security Administrator's Integrated Network Tool) was developed as a direct successor and extension of the original SATAN vulnerability scanner.
Question
Which of the following tools is based on the SATAN tool?
Options
- ARetina
- BInternet scanner
- CGFI LANguard
- DSAINT
How the community answered
(50 responses)- A2% (1)
- B10% (5)
- C6% (3)
- D82% (41)
Why each option
SAINT (Security Administrator's Integrated Network Tool) was developed as a direct successor and extension of the original SATAN vulnerability scanner.
Retina is a commercial network vulnerability scanner developed by eEye Digital Security and is not related to SATAN.
Internet Scanner is a commercial vulnerability assessment tool developed by Internet Security Systems (ISS), independently of SATAN.
GFI LANguard is a commercial network security and patch management scanner developed by GFI Software with no lineage from SATAN.
SAINT was originally derived from SATAN (Security Administrator Tool for Analyzing Networks), sharing its architecture and extending it with additional vulnerability checks and a web-based interface. It is widely documented in security literature as SATAN's successor. This lineage makes SAINT the only correct answer among the listed tools.
Concept tested: Vulnerability scanner tool lineage and history
Source: https://www.saintcorporation.com/
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