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Victor works as a professional Ethical Hacker for SecureEnet Inc. He wants to scan the wireless network of the company. He uses a tool that is a free open-source utility for network exploration. The t

The correct answer is A. Nmap. Nmap (Network Mapper) is the free, open-source tool that uses raw IP packets to perform host discovery, port scanning, service/version detection, OS fingerprinting, and firewall identification.

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Question

Victor works as a professional Ethical Hacker for SecureEnet Inc. He wants to scan the wireless network of the company. He uses a tool that is a free open-source utility for network exploration. The tool uses raw IP packets to determine the following:

What ports are open on our network systems. What hosts are available on the network. Identify unauthorized wireless access points. What services (application name and version) those hosts are offering. What operating systems (and OS versions) they are running. What type of packet filters/firewalls are in use. Which of the following tools is Victor using?

Options

  • ANmap
  • BKismet
  • CSniffer
  • DNessus

How the community answered

(53 responses)
  • A
    83% (44)
  • B
    2% (1)
  • C
    11% (6)
  • D
    4% (2)

Why each option

Nmap (Network Mapper) is the free, open-source tool that uses raw IP packets to perform host discovery, port scanning, service/version detection, OS fingerprinting, and firewall identification.

ANmapCorrect

Nmap precisely matches every capability listed - it uses raw IP packets for host discovery, open port enumeration, service and version detection, OS fingerprinting, and identifying packet filters or firewalls. It is free and open-source, making it the definitive match for the described tool.

BKismet

Kismet is a passive wireless network detector and packet sniffer focused on identifying wireless networks and clients; it does not actively scan hosts for open ports, services, or OS versions.

CSniffer

A generic sniffer only captures and analyzes existing network traffic passively and lacks the active host discovery, port scanning, and OS fingerprinting capabilities described.

DNessus

Nessus is a commercial vulnerability scanner, not a free open-source raw-packet exploration utility, and its primary function is vulnerability assessment rather than general network mapping.

Concept tested: Nmap network scanning and enumeration capabilities

Source: https://nmap.org/book/man.html

Topics

#Nmap#network exploration#wireless scanning#service detection

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