Nikto
Web Security 4 commands

Nikto

Web server scanner that performs comprehensive tests against web servers for multiple items including dangerous files and outdated software.

webscannervulnerabilityserver
Official docs

Installation

sudo apt install nikto
# or
git clone https://github.com/sullo/nikto

Commands & usage

4 entries
  • nikto -h <target>

    Basic scan

  • nikto -h <target> -ssl

    Scan HTTPS

  • nikto -h <target> -o report.html -Format html

    HTML report output

  • nikto -h <target> -Tuning x

    Specific test type

Use cases

Web server scanningVulnerability assessmentMisconfiguration detectionSSL testingCompliance checking