Nikto Web Scanner

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Nikto Web Scanner is an Open Source (GPL) Web server scanner that tests Web servers for dangerous files/CGIs, outdated server software and other problems. It performs generic and server type specific checks. It also captures and prints any cookies received.

Chris Sullo, the CFO of Open Security Foundation has written this scanner for vulnerability assessment. ^[1]

1 Functions
2 Variations
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Functions

Nikto performs comprehensive tests against web servers for multiple items, including over 3200 potentially dangerous files/CGIs, versions on over 625 servers, and version specific problems on over 230 servers.

[edit] Variations

There are some variations of Nikto, one of which is MacNikto. MacNikto is an AppleScript GUI shell script wrapper built in Apple's Xcode and Interface Builder, released under the terms of the GPL. It provides easy access to a subset of the features available in the Open Source, command-line driven Nikto web security scanner, installed along with the MacNikto application. ^[2]