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Old 06-21-2009, 04:11 AM   #1
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Penetration test

Hi friends
I want to make a penetration test for servers in my network, The most servers OS's are Linux and some are Windows servers and Solaris, I'm looking for a Linux based powerfull and helpfull tool I can use for this testing, Can some one help me.

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Old 06-21-2009, 05:14 AM   #2
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A good start would be nmap.
 
Old 06-21-2009, 07:48 AM   #3
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I used nmap for scanning , But not penetration, Do you have a good documents explain how to use it in penetration ??
 
Old 06-21-2009, 11:13 AM   #5
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Look at OpenVAS/Nessus for vulnerability scanning. I use it at work to keep on top of things.
 
  


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