February 2019
Beginner to intermediate
302 pages
7h 58m
English
Nikto is a command-line utility, so open a Terminal window to start working with the application.
To run the most basic type of scan, we just have to issue the following command and press Enter:
nikto -h <IP address or host name>
This command tells Nikto to target (using the -h switch) a host name or IP address of your choosing. In my case, I chose the website webscantest.com, which is set up for this type of activity/practice. Note the results will take a few moments to be returned, so don't worry if it looks like the command has hung or is otherwise not working.
When you get the results, take a careful look at what is returned.
In my results, I noted the information indicating the presence of a robots.txt ...
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