---
title: "A Beginner’s Guide to Nmap"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/a-beginner-s-guide-to-nmap-klinjziib
source_url: https://infosecwriteups.com/a-beginners-guide-to-nmap-91aaecf15056?source=rss----7b722bfd1b8d---4
type: article
source: "InfoSec Write-ups"
published: 2022-11-10T17:27:03.255Z
updated: 2022-11-10T17:27:03.171Z
tags: ["security", "cyber", "github", "dns"]
reading_time: 4
upvotes: 47
comments: 1
language: en
---

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# A Beginner’s Guide to Nmap

**[InfoSec Write-ups](https://daily.dev/sources/infosecwriteups)** · 4 min read · 47 upvotes · 1 comments

## Summary

Nmap is an open-source tool that is used to scan IP addresses and ports of a machine or on a network. Nmap can be used for the following purposes - - creating a complete network Map - detecting open ports on local and remote systems. This GitHub repo is made for all, ranging from beginners in cybersecurity to cybersecurity experts.

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Tags: [#security](https://daily.dev/tags/security), [#cyber](https://daily.dev/tags/cyber), [#github](https://daily.dev/tags/github), [#dns](https://daily.dev/tags/dns)

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