Web Application Testing
Beginner

Nikto

Web server scanner for vulnerabilities

4.3/5.0
3,000,000downloads
Updated 1/15/2024
Tool Information

Platforms

Linux
Windows
macOS

License

GPL

Techniques

Web Vulnerability Scanning
Server Enumeration
CGI Testing
SSL Testing
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About Nikto

Nikto is an Open Source web server scanner which performs comprehensive tests against web servers for multiple items, including over 6700 potentially dangerous files/programs, checks for outdated versions of over 1270 servers, and version specific problems on over 270 servers.

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Use Cases

  • Web Server Assessment
  • Vulnerability Discovery
  • Compliance Testing

Tags

web
scanner
vulnerability
server
cgi

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