Network Enumeration Scripting
Automate recon with Nmap NSE scripts and custom Python scanners.
Why Automate Recon?
Manual scanning is slow and error-prone across large networks. Scripting wraps Nmap, Netcat, and other tools into repeatable pipelines that parse output and feed results into further analysis.
Nmap NSE Scripts Overview
The Nmap Scripting Engine (NSE) runs Lua scripts against discovered services. Scripts are organized into categories: auth, brute, default, discovery, exploit, safe, and vuln.
# Run default safe scripts
nmap -sC 192.168.1.100
# List all scripts
ls /usr/share/nmap/scripts/ | grep http
# Run specific script
nmap --script=http-title 192.168.1.100All lessons in this course
- Nmap Port Scanning Techniques
- Service and OS Fingerprinting
- Netcat: The Swiss Army Knife
- Network Enumeration Scripting