IMPLEMENTATION OF VULNERABILITY WEB SCANNERS IN THE COMPUTER NETWORKS: IMPLEMENTATION OF VULNERABILITY WEB SCANNERS IN THE COMPUTER NETWORKS

Petar Boyanov

doi:10.46687/jsar.v31i1.507

Authors

Petar Boyanov Department of Communication and Computer Engineering and Security Technologies, Faculty of Technical Sciences, Konstantin Preslavsky University of Shumen, Shumen 9712, 115 Universitetska St., e-mail: petar.boyanov@shu.bg

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46687/jsar.v31i1.507

Keywords:

Apache, PHP, IPv4, IPv6, Linux, Nikto, Ports, Python3, Scanning, Security Policy, Service, Vulnerability, Web server, Windows

Abstract

In this scientific article implementation of vulnerability web scanners in the computer networks is presented. The article focuses on web vulnerability scanning and how it can find weaknesses in locally tested web servers. Two scans on the web servers running on the victim and attacking computers were performed.

Author Biography

Petar Boyanov, Department of Communication and Computer Engineering and Security Technologies, Faculty of Technical Sciences, Konstantin Preslavsky University of Shumen, Shumen 9712, 115 Universitetska St., e-mail: petar.boyanov@shu.bg

Department of Communication and Computer Engineering and Security Technologies, Faculty of Technical Sciences, Konstantin Preslavsky University of Shumen, Shumen 9712, 115 Universitetska St., e-mail: petar.boyanov@shu.bg

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IMPLEMENTATION OF VULNERABILITY WEB SCANNERS IN THE COMPUTER NETWORKS