Nmap: Network Exploration and Security Auditing Cookbook - Second Edition

How to do it...

1. First, visit https://secwiki.org/w/Nmap/Code_Standards and make sure that you read the whole document. It describes the code standards guidelines followed by the organization. For Lua and NSE scripts, the rules are simple:
   • Use NSEDoc to document the script
   • Indent with two spaces, no tabs
   • Functions and variables must be local
   • Scripts should support structured output
   •  Always use explicit endianness in format strings
2. Once your script follows the guidelines described in the code standards document, there is a non-official tool that will help you catch bugs or code style issues. It was created by Daniel Miller, and it was originally posted in a gist (https://gist.github.com/bonsaiviking/10291074). It was created for scripts ...