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RE: All of the things you need to learn to be a pen-tester (Re: Pen t est basic needs)
From: "dave kleiman" <dave () isecureu com>
Date: Sat, 6 Aug 2005 21:49:06 -0400
I use eeye's Retina and Iris products, and find them very helpful, although I would use term compliment to Nessus for Retina, not replacement. Dave
-----Original Message----- From: Pigeon [mailto:fredit () charter net] Sent: Saturday, August 06, 2005 15:07 To: pen-test () securityfocus com Subject: Re: All of the things you need to learn to be a pen-tester (Re: Pen t est basic needs) What do you'll think of Retina by Eeye for a vuln scanner? http://www.eeye.com/html/products/Retina/ A good replacement for nessus? thanks Lee ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matt Reid" <matthew () servepath com> To: "Omar Herrera" <oherrera () prodigy net mx>; <pen-test () securityfocus com> Sent: Friday, August 05, 2005 6:06 PM Subject: Re: All of the things you need to learn to be a pen-tester (Re: Pen t est basic needs)Hi all, Here is a basic list of some progs to use for pen-testing.If anyonewants to add some on here in the respective categories wecould get areally good list going for pen-testers! -Matt Reid *Port Scanners* Amap versioning port scanner NMap general purpose port scanner pPscan proxy port scanner * Vuln Scanners* Nessus general vul. scanner DNAscan for ASP Owa Outlook Web Nikto http vulns *Brute Forcers & Crackers* John the Ripper password cracker WlGen word list generator Hydra multi-protocol authentication brute forcer *DNS enumeration* Ghba RDNS scanner Dig DNS lookup util Nslookup interactive name server query engine *Loggers* Tcpdump network traffic dumper Ethereal network traffic analyzer use in conjunctionwith tcpdumpKismet wifi traffic analyzer *Dicts [to concat into larger file]* Argon 2GB dict file Cracklib - another good one Word.lst - word list *Trojans & Rootkits* BackOrifice - Back Orifice is not a virus. It is in essencea remoteadministration tool. LRK Linux-kernel Root Kit Netbus - NetBus runs under the NT operating system as wellas Win95/98*Firewall Throughpass* Firewalk trace packets through firewall filters------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FREE WHITE PAPER - Wireless LAN Security: WhatHackers KnowThat You Don't Learn the hacker's secrets that compromise wireless LANs.Secure yourWLAN by understanding these threats, available hacking tools and proven countermeasures. Defend your WLAN against man-in-the-Middle attacks and session hijacking, denial-of-service, rogueaccess points,identity thefts and MAC spoofing. Request yourcomplimentary white paper at:http://www.securityfocus.com/sponsor/AirDefense_pen-test_050801--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------- FREE WHITE PAPER - Wireless LAN Security: What Hackers Know That You Don't Learn the hacker's secrets that compromise wireless LANs. Secure your WLAN by understanding these threats, available hacking tools and proven countermeasures. Defend your WLAN against man-in-the-Middle attacks and session hijacking, denial-of-service, rogue access points, identity thefts and MAC spoofing. Request your complimentary white paper at: http://www.securityfocus.com/sponsor/AirDefense_pen-test_050801 -------------------------------------------------------------- -----------------
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- Re: All of the things you need to learn to be a pen-tester (Re: Pen t est basic needs) Daniel Miessler (Aug 03)
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- Re: All of the things you need to learn to be a pen-tester (Re: Pen t est basic needs) Matt Reid (Aug 06)
- Re: All of the things you need to learn to be a pen-tester (Re: Pen t est basic needs) Pigeon (Aug 06)
- RE: All of the things you need to learn to be a pen-tester (Re: Pen t est basic needs) dave kleiman (Aug 07)
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