Nmap

Network Mapper is a security scanner, used to discover hosts and services on a computer network, therefore building a "map" of the network. It can be used to test security, to identify the OS and applications, to determine the type of firewall.

First released1997
Developed byGordon Lyon
Latest stable versionNmap 7
Open-sourceYes
Used bySamsung, Google, Amazon

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