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P0f v3 Fingerprinting Tool (new release)
For a long time, p0f has filled a mostly empty space for passive reconnaissance tools. There is now an updated version (a release candidate) with some new features. p0f v3 (release candidate 0) – [coredump.cx] 1. What’s this? P0f is a tool that utilizes an array of sophisticated, purely passive traffic fingerprinting mechanisms to identify […]
Sniffing recon
Performing reconnaissance by sniffing packets requires access to the network data stream. In most cases, that implies some form of attacker presence already inside the network perimeter. Given that it is possible to sniff packets, a variety of interesting analysis techniques become possible. Passive target location – packet analysis tools easily collect IP addresses and […]
