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RE: Question on root credentials for scanning
From: "Hung Lee" <hlee () xogrp com>
Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2011 16:09:37 -0400
I believe that Shobana is referring to the fundamental difference between network-based scanning vs. host-based scanning. Think of it this way - You go to a doctor and ask him "Tell me if I have cancer just by looking at me, and don't take any blood samples or stuff like that b/c that's too intrusive." The doctor will probably look at you like you're crazy. Same thing with network-based scanning vs. host-based scanning. This is what Mikhail meant by "inside" your hosts. This principle also applies to firewalls, ESX/ESXi hosts, and for that matter, any server (physical or virtual) and network appliances. Hope this clarifies. -----Original Message----- From: listbounce () securityfocus com [mailto:listbounce () securityfocus com] On Behalf Of Mikhail A. Utin Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2011 2:11 PM To: Shobana Narayanaswamy; security-basics () securityfocus com Subject: RE: Question on root credentials for scanning You would need to be more specific to get info you are looking for. If you use Nmap, yes you need to start it under root (Linux/Unix) account. Use nmapfe, and will learn faster. Plus, it will warn you about the account. If you mean vulnerability scanners, for Windows OS you need domain admin level account to get "inside" your network Windows hosts. Mikhail A. Utin, CISSP Information Security Analyst -----Original Message----- From: listbounce () securityfocus com [mailto:listbounce () securityfocus com] On Behalf Of Shobana Narayanaswamy Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2011 11:59 AM To: security-basics () securityfocus com Subject: Question on root credentials for scanning Hi: I am a newbie to security and scanning. Here is my question: Do you generally need root credentials in order for the scan to produce detailed results? When I run a scan without root credentials, it comes up very little info. However, when I supply root credentials, I get several useful reports. 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- Question on root credentials for scanning Shobana Narayanaswamy (Sep 22)
- Re: Question on root credentials for scanning Nikhil Wagholikar (Sep 23)
- RE: Question on root credentials for scanning Mikhail A. Utin (Sep 23)
- RE: Question on root credentials for scanning Hung Lee (Sep 23)
- RE: Question on root credentials for scanning David Gillett (Sep 23)
- Re: Question on root credentials for scanning AK (Sep 23)
- Re: Question on root credentials for scanning Todd Haverkos (Sep 23)
- RE: Question on root credentials for scanning Hung Lee (Sep 23)
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