Most popular open source network discovery and security auditing tool Nmap has reached version 6.0.
Most popular open source network discovery and security auditing tool Nmap has reached version 6.0
The new code hit the Net last Monday, complete with a message from coder Gordon Lyon, aka Fyodor, that the new version represents “almost three years of work, 3,924 code commits, and more than a dozen point releases since the big Nmap 5 release in July 2009.”
Fyodor recommends all users upgrade to the new version, so they can get their hands on 289 new scripts and a host of new features.
Top Improvements:
Enhanced Nmap Scripting Engine (NSE)
Better Web Scanning
Full IPv6 Support
New Nping Tool
Better Zenmap GUI and Results Viewer
Faster Scans
Download:
Linux: nmap-6.00.tar.bz2
Windows: nmap-6.00-win32.zip
Most popular open source network discovery and security auditing tool Nmap has reached version 6.0
The new code hit the Net last Monday, complete with a message from coder Gordon Lyon, aka Fyodor, that the new version represents “almost three years of work, 3,924 code commits, and more than a dozen point releases since the big Nmap 5 release in July 2009.”
Fyodor recommends all users upgrade to the new version, so they can get their hands on 289 new scripts and a host of new features.
Top Improvements:
Enhanced Nmap Scripting Engine (NSE)
Better Web Scanning
Full IPv6 Support
New Nping Tool
Better Zenmap GUI and Results Viewer
Faster Scans
Download:
Linux: nmap-6.00.tar.bz2
Windows: nmap-6.00-win32.zip
