A Quick Overview of Other Options – Nikto, Kali, Burp Extensions, and More

There's such a profusion of tools in security that it can be difficult to know what's worth testing for your own workflow. This section includes short descriptions of different types of tools, categorized by the function they serve the pentester.

Scanners

There are many options for scanners that specialize in gathering or testing a wide range of vulnerability-related information. The few we've used in this work represent just a small portion of the overall market. Here are a few options; some are command line-only while others have both a CLI and a GUI, though all offer at least some degree of CLI control, and all are free.

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