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nikto

Web server scanner which performs comprehensive tests against web servers for multiple items, including over 6700 potentially dangerous files/programs.

  • Update to to the latest plugins and databases:

perl nikto.pl -update

  • Perform a basic Nikto scan against a target host:

perl nikto.pl -h 192.168.0.1

  • Specify the port number when performing a basic scan:

perl nikto.pl -h 192.168.0.1 -p 443

  • Scan ports and protocols with full URL syntax:

perl nikto.pl -h https://192.168.0.1:443/

  • Scan multiple ports in the same scanning session:

perl nikto.pl -h 192.168.0.1 -p 80,88,443

  • Set the proxy on the command line:

perl nikto.pl -h localhost -useproxy http://localhost:8080/