Nmap

Not to be confused with mmap.
Nmap Security Scanner
Original author(s)Gordon Lyon (Fyodor)
Initial releaseSeptember 1997; 27 years ago (1997-09)
Stable release
7.95[1][2] Edit this on Wikidata / 23 April 2024; 7 months ago (23 April 2024)
Repository
Written inC, C++, Python, Lua
Operating systemCross-platform
Available inEnglish
TypeNetwork security
LicenseNPSL[3] or modified GPLv2[4] or proprietary
Websitenmap.org

Nmap (Network Mapper) is a network scanner created by Gordon Lyon (also known by his pseudonym Fyodor Vaskovich).[5] Nmap is used to discover hosts and services on a computer network by sending packets and analyzing the responses.[6]

Nmap provides a number of features for probing computer networks, including host discovery and service and operating system detection. These features are extensible by scripts that provide more advanced service detection,[7] vulnerability detection,[7] and other features. Nmap can adapt to network conditions including latency and congestion during a scan.

Nmap started as a Linux utility[8] and was ported to other systems including Windows, macOS, and BSD.[9] It is most popular on Linux, followed by Windows.[10]

  1. ^ "Nmap Change Log". 23 April 2024. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  2. ^ Gordon Lyon (5 May 2024). "Nmap 7.95 released: OS and service detection signatures galore!". Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Nmap Public Source License". Retrieved 2021-12-15.
  4. ^ "Nmap license". Archived from the original on 2018-07-20. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
  5. ^ "Matrix mixes life and hacking". BBC News. 2003-05-19. Retrieved 2018-10-28.
  6. ^ Joshi, Sagar (2021-02-25). "What is Nmap And Why You Should Use It?". The Hack Report. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
  7. ^ a b "Nmap Scripting Engine: Introduction". Nmap.org. Retrieved 2018-10-28.
  8. ^ "The History and Future of Nmap". Nmap.org. Retrieved 2018-10-28.
  9. ^ "Other Platforms". Nmap.org. Retrieved 2018-10-28.
  10. ^ "Nmap Installation for Windows". Nmap.org. Retrieved 2018-10-28.