What is Honcker?
Honcker is an open-source network analysis and security auditing tool. It can be used to scan networks, discover hosts, ports, services, and vulnerabilities. Some of the key features of Honcker include:
- Network discovery - Automatically discover hosts, devices, and connections on a network.
- Port scanning - Scan open ports and identify running services on discovered hosts.
- Service identification - Fingerprint and identify services running on open ports.
- OS detection - Detect operating systems running on discovered hosts.
- Vulnerability scanning - Audit hosts and services for known vulnerabilities.
- Graphical network mapping - Visually map network topology and connections.
- Custom scripting - Write and integrate custom scripts for advanced functions.
- Extensive reporting - Generate detailed reports on all scan activities and findings.
Honcker is commonly used by network administrators to inventory networks, identify unauthorized or vulnerable devices, and troubleshoot connectivity issues. Security professionals also leverage Honcker to perform in-depth security audits, testing for vulnerabilities and misconfigurations.
Honcker is available on Linux, Windows, and macOS. It has an active open source community contributing plugins and scripts. Commercial support options are also available.