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Name:nikto
Category:Scanners
Publisher:trickest
Created:9/7/2021
Container:quay.io/trickest/nikto:3c647e3
Output Type:
License:Unknown

Parameters

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host
string
required
-hostTarget host
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port
string
-portPort to use (default 80)
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pause
string
-PausePause between tests (seconds, integer or float)
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proxy
string
-useproxyUse the proxy defined in nikto.conf, or argument http://server:port
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until
string
-untilRun until the specified time or duration
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vhost
string
-vhostVirtual host (for Host header)
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config
file
-configUse this config file
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format
string
-FormatOutput file format (Options: csv, html, nbe, txt, xml)
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mutate
string
-mutateGuess additional file names
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no-404
boolean
-no404Disables nikto attempting to guess a 404 page
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no-ssl
boolean
-nosslDisables the use of SSL
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dbcheck
boolean
-dbcheckCheck database and other key files for syntax errors
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display
string
-DisplayTurn on/off display outputs (options: 1, 2, 3, 4, D, E, P, S, V)
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maxtime
string
-maxtimeMaximum testing time per host (e.g., 1h, 60m, 3600s)
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plugins
string
-PluginsList of plugins to run (default: ALL)
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timeout
string
-timeoutTimeout for requests (default 10 seconds)
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userdbs
string
-UserdbsLoad only user databases, not the standard databases
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cgi-dirs
string
-CgidirsScan these CGI dirs: none, all, or values like /cgi/ /cgi-a/
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no-slash
boolean
-noslashStrip trailing slash from URL (e.g., '/admin/' to '/admin')
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nolookup
boolean
-nolookupDisables DNS lookups
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rsa-cert
file
-RSAcertClient certificate file
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force-ssl
boolean
-sslForce ssl mode on port
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hosts-file
file
required
-hostTarget hosts
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ignore-code
string
-IgnoreCodeIgnore Codes--treat as negative responses
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scan-tuning
string
-TuningScan tuning
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use-cookies
boolean
-usecookiesUse cookies from responses in future requests
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mutate-options
string
-mutate-optionsProvide information for mutates
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root-directory
string
-rootPrepend root value to all requests, format is /directory
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client-cert-key
file
-keyClient certificate key file
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follow-redirects
boolean
-followredirectsFollow 3xx redirects to new location
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evasion-technique
string
-evasionEncoding technique
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host-authentication
string
-idHost authentication to use, format is id:pass or id:pass:realm