Hi,
Nmap::Scanner is a perl module set that captures nmap output as
a set of perl objects.
Version 0.5 should be significantly more stable than the previous
two versions as I am now parsing the XML output from nmap instead
of the "normal" output.
I had to make some fairly major object model changes in order to
use the XML format. The scripts in the examples/ directory show
pretty clearly the changes that were made as do the perldocs in
each object module.
In previous releases I was attempting to translate all nmap
switches into method calls. This was both tedious and maintenance
unfriendly as new features are frequently added to nmap. The current
version provides a much easier way to start a scan:
use Nmap::Scanner;
my $scanner = Nmap::Scanner->new();
my $results = $scanner->scan('-sS -p 1-1024 -0 -P80 localhost');
The next release will most likely not have the option methods .. e.g.
for -sS .. $scan->tcp_syn_scan()
As it means developers need to learn my translation of the short options
which is neither fair nor useful ;).
Additionally, I moved all of the Util classes into the examples/ directory
except for BannerScanner.pm as they are not core to the parsing
functionality. Only Nmap::Scanner::Util::BannerScanner remains as a base class
which can be used to create banner scanners easily.
Also, in order to get the most out of this release you should use nmap
version 3.10ALPHA4 or newer as I had to contribute a few small XML output
patches to nmap itself in order to be able to capture port found events
using the XML output of nmap.
Older versions (as far back as 2.54BETA32) should work with this module, but the
port found events will not not be seen.
The latest distribution can be found here:
http://webwizarddesign.com/nmap/
I hope those of you that found the previous releases useful will also find
this one useful, and more stable.
As always, comments/feedback/criticisms are welcome.
Regards,
Max
nmap -at- webwizarddesign -dot- com
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