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Port identification methodology
From: "Erik Norman" <erik.norman () ccnox com>
Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2001 12:13:35 +0200
Hi all, I have a question regarding methodology while performing a PT. It concerns identifying programs/services. Imagine a full nmap scan has been performed. A handfull of open ports was found on a particular server. The usual 25, 53, 80 etc are identified, but one or two ports stand out from the crowd. Looking in various 'common ports' files does not provide a hint what the port is used for. Connecting with telnet yields no text, and a tcpdump dump does not provide any text (in clear anyway). Now what!??? How should one approach this? /Erik -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This list is provided by the SecurityFocus Security Intelligence Alert (SIA) Service For more information on SecurityFocus' SIA service which automatically alerts you to the latest security vulnerabilities please see: https://alerts.securityfocus.com/
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- Port identification methodology Erik Norman (Jul 02)
- Re: Port identification methodology Franck Veysset (Jul 03)
- RE: Port identification methodology Anup Singh (Jul 05)
- Re: Port identification methodology Chris Winter (Jul 05)
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- RE: Port identification methodology Yonatan Bokovza (Jul 03)
- FW: Port identification methodology stephen (Jul 03)