====== Nikto web server security assessment ======

Nikto performs automated tests agains webservers. 

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  * Program: http://www.cirt.net/nikto2
  * Installation: http://beginlinux.com/blog/2009/05/nikto-scan-apache-for-security-holes/


Nikto does require the LibWhisker Perl module, but this is built into the program so it does not need to be installed.  You will want to install the Net::SSLeay Perl module if you want to test SSL.

===== Install Net::SSLeay =====
or on Debian (or Ubuntu, of course)
  apt-get install libcrypt-ssleay-perl libnet-ssleay-perl

For all distributions, installing from CPAN:
  perl -MCPAN -e shell;
  Cpan> install Net::SSLeay


===== Download nikto =====
You can find a download of the current version from http://www.cirt.net/nikto2

  mkdir /usr/src
  mv  nikto-current.tar.gz /usr/src
  cd /usr/src

Untar the program.
  tar zxvf nikto-current.tar.gz



===== Basic Scan =====

  perl nikto.pl -h

  perl nikto.pl -h 192.168.5.103 

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