Various features of Nmap

There are various phases involved in performing a network scan using Nmap. These steps can be defined by various options provided by the Nmap utility. A user can pick any of these options, as per their requirements, to obtain specific network scan results. The following are the options provided by the Nmap utility:

  • Host discovery
  • Scan techniques
  • Port specification and scan order
  • Service or version detection
  • Script scan
  • OS detection
  • Timing and performance
  • Evasion and spoofing
  • Output
  • Target specification