Active Footprinting

Active footprinting involves the use of tools and techniques that can aid you in gathering more information about your target. Unlike passive footprinting where the process never ‘touches’ the target, active footprinting involves tasks that may be logged by the target’s systems so being stealth is key.

• traceroute
• nmap
• masscan
• Data Miner

See also

• Security
• Footprinting
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