Chapter 4. Banner Grabbing with Netcat
- Solutions in this chapter:
- Explain the Purpose and Benefit Behind Banner Grabbing
- How Banner Grabbing Can be Used Against You and for Your Network Safety
- Banner Grabbing with Simple, Text-based Services
- Banner Grabbing with a Packet Sniffer
- Resolving Banner Grabbing Security
- Summary
- Solutions Fast Track
- Frequently Asked Questions
Introduction
In the previous chapters, you were shown how Netcat can be a powerful tool to analyze network and Web-based applications to determine if they are vulnerable to attack and compromise. Such a simple tool can have far-reaching effects in helping to secure your network defenses, as well as allow you to actively test your own networks for security issues. In this chapter, ...
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