Network Scanning & Enumeration is a critical phase in fields such as cybersecurity, penetration testing, and network management. It involves systematically discovering and identifying devices, services, and vulnerabilities within a target network. Network scanning helps map out the network's structure, uncover open ports, and detect active hosts, while enumeration focuses on gathering detailed information about those devices and services, such as operating systems, usernames, and shared resources.
This process is crucial for assessing network security, identifying potential entry points for attacks, or diagnosing network performance issues. It is often the second step in performing security assessments, vulnerability management, or ethical hacking, following information gathering and reconnaissance.
The tools can used for netwok footprinting & enumeration is as follows :