Re: [NSE] nmap timing info for scripts

[Kris Katterjohn <katterjohn () gmail com>]

Thomas Buchanan wrote:
> Here is a quick little patch that exposes the nmap timing option to NSE
> scripts.  A call to nmap.timing() will return a value of 0 - 5
> corresponding to the nmap command line option -T0 through -T5
> ("Paranoid", "Sneaky", "Polite", "Normal", "Aggressive", "Insane").
> Patch tested on Windows XP and Linux.
>
> My thought in adding this is that scripts may want to adjust socket
> timeout values (or other timing variables) based on the timing profile
> selected by the user.  For example, a user that sets -T2 may be willing
> to wait 20 or 30 seconds for a socket connect call to timeout, but a
> user that sets -T5 probably wants to get things done a little quicker.
>
> As always, questions or comments are welcome.

I think that's a great idea!

> Thomas

Thanks,
Kris Katterjohn

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