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Kali Linux Cookbook

You're reading from   Kali Linux Cookbook When you know what hackers know, you're better able to protect your online information. With this book you'll learn just what Kali Linux is capable of and get the chance to use a host of recipes.

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Product type Paperback
Published in Oct 2013
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781783289592
Length 260 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Table of Contents (11) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Up and Running with Kali Linux FREE CHAPTER 2. Customizing Kali Linux 3. Advanced Testing Lab 4. Information Gathering 5. Vulnerability Assessment 6. Exploiting Vulnerabilities 7. Escalating Privileges 8. Password Attacks 9. Wireless Attacks Index

Service enumeration


In this recipe, we will perform a few service enumeration tricks. Enumeration is a process that allows us to gather information from a network. We will examine DNS enumeration and SNMP enumeration techniques. DNS enumeration is the process of locating all DNS servers and DNS entries for an organization. DNS enumeration will allow us to gather critical information about the organization such as usernames, computer names, IP addresses, and so on. To achieve this task, we will use DNSenum. For SNMP enumeration, we will use a tool called SnmpEnum. SnmpEnum is a powerful SNMP enumeration tool that allows users to analyze SNMP traffic on a network.

How to do it...

Let's start by examining the DNS enumeration:

  1. We will utilize DNSenum for DNS enumeration. To start a DNS enumeration, open the Gnome terminal and enter the following command:

    cd /usr/bin
    ./dnsenum --enum adomainnameontheinternet.com
    

    Note

    Please do not run this tool against a public website that is not your own and is...

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