Re: New Script Ideas (and Authors) Wanted!

["Littlefield, Tyler" <tyler () tysdomain com>]

Hello:
I've had a few years of experience with programming, but NMAP is a new 
deal for me. I always have it installed and use it for the most basic of 
port scans, usually a host discovery across a network, but I would like 
to use my programming skills to help out the project.

This said:
1) Is there anyone that would be willing to mentor me at least a bit, 
help me find things I could work on that are entry-level and would help 
me get a better understanding of nmap while also contributing to the 
project?
2) Should someone not have the time to mentor, ideas for entry-level 
projects (preferably small for the time being) would be awesome.
On 12/20/2011 4:51 PM, Fyodor wrote:
> Hi folks!  The Nmap Script Ideas page has been a big success and we've
> ended up writing many of the scripts that people have added there.  So
> many, in fact, that we're running out of good ideas!  So this is a
> call out for folks to think about what functionality you'd really like
> Nmap to have, and then add your clever, useful ideas to the wiki page:
>
> https://secwiki.org/w/Nmap_Script_Ideas
>
> Add them to the incoming section for now, and they will be reviewed
> and prioritized later.
>
> Here are some factors which make a script particularly valuable:
>
> o It is appropriate for the default category (you can read about what
>    makes a good default script at
>    http://nmap.org/book/nse-usage.html#nse-categories).
>
> o The results serve a common and practical purpose.  In other words it
>    produces valuable and actionable information or actions.  You should
>    be able to easily explain why a network/security administrator or
>    other user would want to do this.
>
> o Common--a script which interrogates an extremely common service is
>    far more valuable than one which queries a service that is almost
>    never available.
>
> o Speed--great scripts are optimized for speed--they don't leave the
>    user waiting any longer than necessary.
>
> A good rule of thumb is that if you think the feature would be very
> useful for your Nmap scans, others probably would like it too.
> Scripts don't have to meet all of these factors--just strike a good
> balance.
>
> If you have any good ideas, please add them to the page!
>
> Of course thinking up ideas is only part of the battle.  We're always
> looking for folks to actually write scripts too.  And if you don't
> know where to start, take a look at that same script ideas page for
> inspiration:
>
> https://secwiki.org/w/Nmap_Script_Ideas
>
> After you write and test a script, please send it to nmap-dev for
> discussion and potential inclusion into Nmap.
>
> In just the last year we've gone from 161 scripts to 294!  That is
> extraordinary, and I'm hoping we can keep up that momentum.
>
> Cheers,
> Fyodor
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