Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH v11) — Question 99

What does the `"oX flag do in an Nmap scan?

Answer options

• A. Perform an eXpress scan
• B. Output the results in truncated format to the screen
• C. Output the results in XML format to a file
• D. Perform an Xmas scan

Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer, C, specifies that the "-oX flag outputs scan results in XML format, which is useful for further processing. Option A is incorrect because the "-oX flag does not perform an eXpress scan, and option B is wrong as it does not refer to the XML output. Option D is also incorrect since an Xmas scan is a different type of scan that is unrelated to the output format.