Selecting tools

Make sure you that you’re using the right tool for the task:

• To crack passwords, you need a cracking tool such as LC4, John the Ripper, or pwdump.
• A general port scanner, such as SuperScan, may not crack passwords.

The following list runs down some of my favorite commercial, freeware, and open-source security tools:

• Nmap
• Resource hacker
• Restorator
• ophcrack
• Hexa workshop
• EtherPeek
• Sysinternals
• SuperScan
• QualysGuard
• WebInspect
• LC4 (formerly called L0phtcrack)
• LANguard Network Security Scanner
• Network Stumbler
• ToneLoc

Here are some other popular tools:

• Internet Scanner
• Ethereal
• Nessus
• Nikto
• Kismet
• THC-Scan

I discuss about these tool time to time when we need it.