Using nmap to scan facebook.com
Using nmap -- My understanding of nmap Nmap (network mapper) is like a detective for computer networks. It finds all the devices on a network and checks what doors (called ports) are open on them. It then guesses what type of devices they are , and even looks for security weakness. It is used to make sure networks are safe and working correctly. In this blog, I will be using nmap to perform a scan on facebook.com 1. Using ping to verify reachability of facebook.com facebook.com has been pinged succesfully 2.Performing a basic nmap search using nmap facebook.com The only two ports open are : 80 ; used to http 443 ; used for https 2.Using a more aggressive nmap search ( nmap -A facebook.com ) useful information obtained: 1. facebook.com uses proxygen-bolt 2.Traceroute is obtained conclusion: only ports for http and https are opened facebook.com uses proxygen-bolt Disclamer: I am still in the early stages of learning pen-testing and am still unable to perform more sophisticate...