Nmap network scan performance optimisation

Ruiyang Liu

doi:10.1117/12.3012568

21 December 2023 Nmap network scan performance optimisation

Ruiyang Liu

Proceedings Volume 12970, Fourth International Conference on Signal Processing and Computer Science (SPCS 2023); 129703H (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3012568
Event: Fourth International Conference on Signal Processing and Computer Science (SPCS 2023), 2023, Guilin, China

Abstract

With the rapid development of computer networks, a vast amount of information is transmitted and stored within them. However, each node within these networks could potentially be a source of information leakage. In order to protect data security, network security scanning is a necessary practice. This paper presents a Python scheduler for optimizing the performance of scanning multiple target IP addresses using the open-source network scanning software, nmap. The paper also examines the efficiency of multi-threaded calls to nmap by experimentally testing different numbers of target IPs and threads. By adjusting the number of threads appropriately, the scanning efficiency of multiple target IP addresses by nmap can be improved.

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Ruiyang Liu "Nmap network scan performance optimisation", Proc. SPIE 12970, Fourth International Conference on Signal Processing and Computer Science (SPCS 2023), 129703H (21 December 2023); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3012568

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