Analysis of Remote Active Operating System Fingerprinting Tools

Published: Aug 06, 2003
Updated: Aug 06, 2003
Section: Network Security Library :: Auditing
Author: Ryan Spangler
Company: Packetwatch.net
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There are many tools today that are used for remote active operating system fingerprinting. They all have their own fingerprinting techniques. This paper gives an in-depth analysis of three such tools: Nmap, RINGv2, and Xprobe2. The purpose of the paper is to show how these tools work, and to understand the advantages and disadvantages they each offer.

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