This is a Node.js module that can scan a network for computers using nmap.
It uses the nmap program to either discover local computers in the same network address range or scan a network of remote computers within a given range.
It outputs a listing of details computers found including IP addresses as well opened ports that were found.
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# libnmap
API to access nmap from node.js
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## install ##
To install `npm install libnmap`
## methods ##
* `scan` Performs scan given available range & optional port
* `discover` Retrieves list of online network neighbors
## options ##
* `nmap` {String} Path to NMAP binary
* `verbose` {Boolean} Turn on verbosity during scan(s)
* `ports` {String} Range of ports to scan
* `range` {Array} An array of hostnames/ipv4/ipv6, CIDR or ranges
* `timeout` {Number} Number of seconds to wait for host/port response
* `blocksize` {Number} Number of hosts per network scanning block
* `threshold` {Number} Max number of spawned process
* `flags` {Array} Array of flags for .spawn()
* `udp` {Boolean} UDP scan mode enabled
* `json` {Boolean} JSON object as output, false produces XML
## tests ##
To test `npm test`
## examples ##
A default usage example. For more advanced and possible options please
see [here](https://github.com/jas-/node-libnmap/tree/master/examples) or simply
look in the included `examples/` folder.
### scan ###
The example show shows the types of host ranges supported. In this example the
default IANA range of reserved ports is scanned per host in each range (1024).
```javascript
const nmap = require('libnmap');
const opts = {
range: [
'scanme.nmap.org',
'10.0.2.0/25',
'192.168.10.80-120',
'fe80::42:acff:fe11:fd4e/64'
]
};
nmap.scan(opts, function(err, report) {
if (err) throw new Error(err);
for (let item in report) {
console.log(JSON.stringify(report[item]));
}
});
```
### discover ###
The discover method requires nodejs < `v0.11.2` and can be used to aquire
information about neighbors per network interface.
```javascript
const nmap = require('libnmap');
nmap.discover(function(err, report) {
if (err) throw new Error(err);
for (let item in report) {
console.log(JSON.stringify(report[item]));
}
});
```
### sample reports ###
To see some output examples please take a look at the [json (default) & xml reports](https://gist.github.com/jas-/23e2a32110562388bef5).
## contributing ##
Contributions are welcome & appreciated. Refer to the [contributing document](https://github.com/jas-/node-libnmap/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md)
to help facilitate pull requests.
## license ##
This software is licensed under the [MIT License](https://github.com/jas-/node-libnmap/blob/master/LICENSE).
Copyright Jason Gerfen, 2013-2019.
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nmap is a popular security tool for scanning networks and computers.
This is a Node.js module that can invoke the nmap program to perform security scans from JavaScript code.
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