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Authored by: 47ronin on May 29, '02 01:50:58PM

You could try the Nessus scanner from http://www.nessus.org ..which compiles and runs under XDarwin. It takes a while to install cause you have to compile about four different modules in order, prior to running it. (The downloads are located in the Posix area, not Win32 of course) However, when you're done, it is a complete security auditing suite, complete with HTML reports, graphs, and statistics of holes, warnings, and breaches.It has a safe and dangerous mode (attempts some "intrusive" tests). It consists of a Nessus server and client, so that clients log into the nessus server to run the scans (for security purposes).

Funny, when using Nessus to test a Microsoft-based network of a friend's company (with permission), it crashed their NT IIS webserver. Apparently their setup was bad and had holes all over the place. Apparently Mac OS X is a lot more secure, cause I ran Nessus in dangerous mode and couldn't take down any services! :)

Remember, Nessus is a LOT more than a portscanner and network mapper, its a full security auditing suite. Use responsibly. And please don't go rampant trying to take down Windoze networks, unless the admins let you.



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