CompTIA PenTest+ (PT0-003) — Question 72

A penetration tester gains access to a domain member server and wants to identify which potential targets are available to attack. Which of the following tools should the penetration tester use?

Answer options

• A. Netcat
• B. Wireshark
• C. Nmap
• D. Responder

Correct answer: C

Explanation

Nmap is the most appropriate tool for identifying available targets on a network, as it can perform network discovery and security auditing. Netcat is primarily a networking utility for reading/writing data across network connections, while Wireshark is used for network traffic analysis and Responder is a tool for attacking LLMNR and NBT-NS. Therefore, they are not as effective for target identification.