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netdiscover vs w3af

A side-by-side look at netdiscover and w3af. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

netdiscover

netdiscover

Network & Admin

netdiscover is an open-source network scanner used to actively detect live hosts on a network. It sends ARP requests to identify active devices and prints the IP address, MAC address, and hostname if available.

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w3af

w3af

Security & Privacy

w3af is an open source web application security scanner. It helps developers and security researchers identify and exploit vulnerabilities in web apps. w3af is designed to find XSS, SQLi, RCE, and other common web app vulnerabilities.

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