No one is one of the tools (open source) of vulnerability assessment more used to the auditing of websites and web servers especially.
Work according to a database which is updated monthly with more or less the last published exploits.
Plus, is very easy to use.
No one unlike other tools, not only proves the exploits available in its database, but it also looks all those files and notes mis-configurations that can cause breaches in a website or disclosure of important information.
You can enable multiple tests simultaneously as in the previous year and also activate the filter evasion of IDS.
No one, simply check for known vulnerabilities on the host target.
It’ this is particularly effective for the assessment of sites that use public or commercial code, somewhat less useful for those sites with custom code for which the assessment is left to the experience of the person in charge of the test.
This new version of nikto, includes numerous changes:
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