Crafting Nmap Scripts: Advanced Network Scanning

Learn to write your own Nmap scripts.

What you'll learn

Learn how to use nmap

Learn how to write code in Lua

Learn how to use NSE

Learn how to write Nmap scripts.

Requirements

None

Description

Welcome to the comprehensive course on network reconnaissance, security scanning, and scripting mastery using Nmap, Lua, and NSE (Nmap Scripting Engine)! In today's digital landscape, understanding network security is paramount, and this course equips you with the essential skills to become a proficient security professional or system administrator.Throughout this course, you'll embark on an in-depth journey into the world of Nmap, the industry-standard network scanning tool trusted by cybersecurity experts worldwide. You'll learn how to harness Nmap's powerful capabilities to conduct thorough network exploration, discover vulnerabilities, and secure systems against potential threats.What sets this course apart is the integration of Lua scripting within Nmap's NSE, enabling you to craft custom scripts to extend Nmap's functionality and address specific security concerns. You'll delve into Lua programming fundamentals and gradually progress to writing and executing your own NSE scripts, tailored to your network's unique requirements.Course Highlights:Understanding Nmap Fundamentals: Gain a solid foundation in Nmap, learning its command-line interface, scanning techniques, host discovery, OS detection, service enumeration, and more.Advanced Nmap Scanning Tactics: Explore advanced scanning methodologies, such as version detection, firewall evasion, timing options, and performance optimization for efficient and stealthy scanning.Introduction to Lua Programming: Master the basics of Lua programming language, including syntax, data types, control structures, functions, and libraries essential for NSE scripting.Building NSE Scripts: Learn how to write custom Nmap scripts using Lua to automate tasks, perform targeted scans, and create specialized tools for network security assessment.Security Best Practices: Understand ethical considerations, legal implications, and best practices in network security assessment, ensuring responsible and effective use of Nmap and NSE scripting.By the end of this course, you'll possess the expertise to leverage Nmap, Lua, and NSE scripting effectively for comprehensive network reconnaissance, vulnerability assessment, and security enhancement. Whether you're a cybersecurity enthusiast, system administrator, or IT professional aiming to fortify network defenses, this course will empower you with the necessary skills to navigate the complex landscape of network security confidently.Join us on this learning journey and become a proficient Nmap and Lua scripting expert in the realm of network security!

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Lecture 2 Don't Skip

Section 2: Nmap

Lecture 3 Installing Nmap

Lecture 4 Host Scan, Subnet Scan, and IP Range Scan

Lecture 5 Port Options in Nmap

Lecture 6 Common Switches Used with Nmap

Lecture 7 Nmap Port States

Lecture 8 Stealth, TCP and UDP Scans with Nmap

Lecture 9 NULL, Xmass and FIN Scan in Nmap

Lecture 10 Service Version Detection with Nmap

Lecture 11 Nmap Verbosity and Debugging

Lecture 12 Saving Nmap Scan Results to a File

Lecture 13 Controlling Nmap Speed with Time Templates

Lecture 14 NSE - Nmap Scripting Engine

Lecture 15 HTTP Enumeration and Hacking FTP with Nmap

Lecture 16 Scan for Every Possible Vulnerability on a Target System

Lecture 17 Finding Weak and Old Version Ciphers with Nmap

Lecture 18 Firewall Evasion and Hiding in Plain Sight

Lecture 19 Final Thoughts About Nmap

Section 3: Lua Programming Language for Nmap

Lecture 20 Installing Lua with VSCode

Lecture 21 Variables and Basic Mathematical Operations in Lua

Lecture 22 Print Function Usage and Comments in Lua

Lecture 23 Lua Nil Value

Lecture 24 Lua IF Statement

Lecture 25 Lua Comparison Operators

Lecture 26 Elseif Statement in Lua

Lecture 27 Logical Operators in Lua

Lecture 28 String Functions in Lua

Lecture 29 Lua Multiline String

Lecture 30 Multiple Assignments

Lecture 31 Lua os and math Modules

Lecture 32 Lua For Loop Statement

Lecture 33 Lua While Loop

Lecture 34 Variable Sope and Local Variables in Lua

Lecture 35 Local Scope for a File

Lecture 36 Reading User Input with Lua

Lecture 37 Functions in Lua and Return Keyword

Lecture 38 Table Data structure in Lua

Lecture 39 Tables as Matrices in Lua

Section 4: Write Nmap Scripts - NSE

Lecture 40 NSE Script Structure

Lecture 41 Write a Simple Nmap NSE Script

Lecture 42 Write a Script to Check for Anonymous FTP Login

Cybersecurity enthusiasts,System administrators,IT professionals,Security researchers,Ethical Hackers