dealing with nmap XML and NSE output

[dgcombs at gmail.com (Dan McGinn-Combs)]

I'm in much the same pickle/canoe/kettle of fish. I'd like to automate a
process that would scan for open telnet/ssh ports and post the results to a
MongoDB database for reporting purposes. The problem is that parsing the XML
is a ticket to 'aich-ee-double-hockey-sticks. Falling back to the grep'able
output is nearly as bad with the additional caveat that it is deprecated.

grumble, grumble, grumble.

On Mon, May 31, 2010 at 8:52 PM, Chris Teodorski
<chris.teodorski at gmail.com>wrote:

> All,
>
> I've been beating my head against the wall for the better part of a
> week trying to find someway to deal with a large NMAP XML file (33
> megs).  None of the already written stuff seems to handle NSE output,
> which is an absolute must for this project.  Before I go down the
> rabbit hole of trying to write my own (I'm a HORRIBLE programmer) does
> anyone know of an already existing method for parsing these XML files
> that handles NSE output?
>
> Thanks for all your help,
>
> Chris Teodorski
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