Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) — Question 109

Which of the following resources does NMAP need to be used as a basic vulnerability scanner covering several vectors like SMB, HTTP and FTP?

Answer options

• A. Metasploit scripting engine
• B. Nessus scripting engine
• C. NMAP scripting engine
• D. SAINT scripting engine

Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is C, as the NMAP scripting engine allows NMAP to perform advanced scanning and vulnerability detection across multiple protocols. The other options, while related to different security tools, do not provide the necessary functionality to NMAP for vulnerability scanning.