Chapter 1. Introduction to Nmap
Before we get started with the technical intricacies of mastering Nmap, it's a good idea to understand how Nmap itself began and evolved as a project. This tool has been around for almost twenty years, and is a well-loved and often-used component across many technical industries.
In this chapter, we will cover:
- How the Nmap project began
- The evolution of the tool itself
- New add-ons to the Nmap suite
- How to install Nmap on Windows, OS X, and Linux
Nmap's humble beginnings
Nmap started from humble beginnings. Unlike the commercial security tools that are released today, the very first Nmap was only about 2,000 lines of code—and was released in 1997 in issue 51 of Phrack, a hacker "zine" that was started in 1985. Nmap's timeline ...
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