Analysis of Remote Active Operating System Fingerprinting Tools

There are many tools today that are used for remote active operating system fingerprinting. They all have their own fingerprinting techniques. This paper gives an in-depth analysis of three such tools: Nmap, RINGv2, and Xprobe2. The purpose of the paper is to show how these tools work, and to understand the advantages and disadvantages they each offer.
Published: Aug 06, 2003 Updated: Aug 06, 2003 Section: Network Security Library :: Auditing Author: Ryan Spangler Company: Packetwatch.net Printable Version Adjust font size: Rating: 3/5 - 33 Votes 1 2 3 4 5