Mastering the Nmap Scripting Engine

Script categories

The collection of NSE scripts is divided into the following categories:

Script category	Description
auth	NSE scripts related to user authentication.
broadcast	A very interesting category of scripts that use broadcast petitions to gather network information.
brute	A category for scripts that help conduct brute-force password auditing.
default	Scripts executed when a script scan is executed (-sC).
discovery	Scripts related to host and service discovery.
dos	Scripts related to denial-of-service attacks.
exploit	Scripts used to exploit security vulnerabilities.
external	This category is for scripts depending on a third-party service.
fuzzer	NSE scripts focused on fuzzing.
intrusive	A category for scripts that ...