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nmap: Scan web server running on standard ports 80 and 443 using all available 'http-*' NSE scripts.

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$ nmap --script "http-*" ${address_or_addresses} -p 80,443

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The command you provided is using the nmap tool with the following syntax:

nmap: This is the command itself used to run the nmap tool.

--script "http-": This option specifies that the script(s) to be executed are related to the HTTP protocol. The asterisk () represents a wildcard character, meaning it will execute any script starting with "http-". These scripts are included with nmap and often provide additional functionality for scanning and analyzing HTTP services.

${address_or_addresses}: This is a placeholder indicating that you need to provide one or more IP addresses or hostnames to scan. It can be a single address or multiple addresses separated by space.

-p 80,443: This option specifies the ports to scan, in this case, ports 80 (default HTTP port) and 443 (default HTTPS port).

Overall, this command will use nmap to execute HTTP-related scripts against the specified IP addresses or hostnames on ports 80 and 443. This can be useful for gathering information about the HTTP services running on those targets, checking for vulnerabilities, or performing security assessments.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.

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