XMap is a fast network scanner for large-scale IPv4 and IPv6 research.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Performs high-speed, Internet-wide IPv4 and IPv6 scanning.
- Supports ICMP Echo, TCP SYN, UDP, and DNS probes.
- Offers stateless, stateful, address-spoofing, and EDNS DNS scans.
- Scans arbitrary portions and prefix lengths of an address space.
- Randomizes the order in which network addresses are scanned.
- Probes multiple ports simultaneously.
- Maintains compatibility with ZMap.
- Supports PF_RING for accelerated scanning on high-speed networks.
- Cross platform support – runs on Linux, macOS, and BSD.
Website: github.com/idealeer/xmap
Support:
Developer: Xiang Li and contributors
License: Apache License 2.0
XMap is written in C. Learn C with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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