Hack Proofing Linux: A Guide to Open Source Security
Excellent detailed introduction to key Linux security tools and
techniques, for non-system administrators.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Hack Proofing Linux: A Guide to Open Source Security
Using NmapFE as a Graphical Front End
You are not limited to a command-line interface. The Nmap Front End (NmapFE) provides a well-written, stable GUI that allows you to control almost every aspect of Nmap. You can download NmapFE at www.insecure.org. It is available in both a tarball and an RPM (the RPM is available on the CD accompanying this book: nmap-frontend-0.2.53-1.i386.rpm). As with Nmap, the latter works best in Red Hat systems. Figure 3.15 shows the NmapFE interface after it has issued a FIN Stealth scan, in fast mode, using only a TCP ping that has been fragmented.
Figure 3.15: The NmapFE Interface
Exercise: Using NmapFE
- Copy nmap-frontend-0.2.53-1.i386.rpm from the accompanyiong CD, or go to www.insecure.org and download the latest stable version of NmapFE.
- Install it using the rpm -ivh command.
- The GUI is quite intuitive. Issue commands at will. Notice, however, that although you can specify decoys and fragment, you cannot specify paranoid scans.
| Note | You should note, however, that this interface is somewhat unstable, and given to faults that lead to complete crashes (core dumps). This is especially the case in systems that have been upgraded (say, from Red Hat version 7.0 to 7.1). It is possible that upgrades create conflicts in some of the supporting libraries. |
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