TryHackMe | Web Scanning Walkthrough
Learn the basics of automated web scanning! Link - https://tryhackme.com/room/rpwebscanning First and foremost, what switch do we use to set the target host? -h Websites don’t always properly redirect to their secure transport port and can sometimes have different issues depending on the manner in which they are scanned. How do we disable secure transport? -nossl How about the opposite, how do we force secure transport? -ssl What if we want to set a specific port to scan? -p As the web is constantly evolving, so is Nikto. A database of vulnerabilities represents a core component to this web scanner, how do we verify that this database is working and free from error? -dbcheck If instructed to, Nikto will attempt to guess and test both files within directories as well as usernames. Which switch and numerical value do we use to set Nikto to enumerate usernames in Apache? Keep in mind, this option is deprecated in favor of plugins, however, it’s still a great option to be aware of for si