Nmap
E192896
Nmap is a widely used open-source network scanning and security auditing tool that discovers hosts and services on computer networks.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nmap canonical | 2 |
| Nmap Scripting Engine | 2 |
| Network Mapper | 1 |
| Nmap Project | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1717778 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nmap Context triple: [Kali Linux, includesTool, Nmap]
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A.
Wireshark
Wireshark is a widely used open-source network protocol analyzer that captures and interactively inspects traffic on computer networks for troubleshooting, analysis, and security auditing.
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B.
Reaver (WPS attack tool)
Reaver is a specialized Wi-Fi security tool designed to exploit vulnerabilities in the WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) protocol in order to recover WPA/WPA2 passphrases.
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C.
Aircrack‑ng
Aircrack‑ng is an open-source suite of tools used for auditing and cracking Wi‑Fi network security, including WEP and WPA/WPA2 encryption.
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D.
Kali Linux
Kali Linux is a Debian-based Linux distribution specifically designed for digital forensics and penetration testing, widely used by security professionals and ethical hackers.
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E.
Norton
Norton is a residential suburb within the town of Runcorn in Cheshire, England.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nmap Target entity description: Nmap is a widely used open-source network scanning and security auditing tool that discovers hosts and services on computer networks.
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A.
Wireshark
Wireshark is a widely used open-source network protocol analyzer that captures and interactively inspects traffic on computer networks for troubleshooting, analysis, and security auditing.
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B.
Reaver (WPS attack tool)
Reaver is a specialized Wi-Fi security tool designed to exploit vulnerabilities in the WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) protocol in order to recover WPA/WPA2 passphrases.
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C.
Aircrack‑ng
Aircrack‑ng is an open-source suite of tools used for auditing and cracking Wi‑Fi network security, including WEP and WPA/WPA2 encryption.
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D.
Kali Linux
Kali Linux is a Debian-based Linux distribution specifically designed for digital forensics and penetration testing, widely used by security professionals and ethical hackers.
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E.
Norton
Norton is a residential suburb within the town of Runcorn in Cheshire, England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (63)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
free software
ⓘ
network scanning tool ⓘ open-source software ⓘ security auditing tool ⓘ |
| abbreviationOf |
Network Mapper
ⓘ
linked to:
Nmap
|
| category |
Free security software
ⓘ
Network analyzers ⓘ Port scanning software ⓘ |
| developer |
Fyodor
ⓘ
Gordon Lyon ⓘ Nmap Project ⓘ
linked to:
Nmap
|
| distribution |
binary packages
ⓘ
source code ⓘ |
| feature |
IPv6 scanning
ⓘ
Nmap Scripting Engine ⓘ
linked to:
Nmap
OS fingerprinting ⓘ firewall and IDS evasion techniques ⓘ host discovery ⓘ operating system detection ⓘ output in multiple formats ⓘ parallel scanning ⓘ port scanning ⓘ scriptable interaction with targets ⓘ service detection ⓘ service fingerprinting ⓘ timing and performance tuning ⓘ traceroute ⓘ version detection ⓘ vulnerability detection ⓘ |
| genre |
network mapper
ⓘ
port scanner ⓘ vulnerability scanner ⓘ |
| GUIName | Zenmap ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Ncat
ⓘ
linked to:
Netcat
Ndiff ⓘ Nmap Scripting Engine ⓘ
linked to:
Nmap
Nping ⓘ Zenmap ⓘ |
| initialReleaseDate | 1997 ⓘ |
| license |
GNU General Public License
ⓘ
Nmap Public Source License ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
BSD
ⓘ
Linux ⓘ Windows ⓘ macOS ⓘ |
| programmingLanguage |
C
ⓘ
C++ ⓘ Lua ⓘ |
| supportsProtocol |
ICMP
ⓘ
IP ⓘ TCP ⓘ
linked to:
Transmission Control Protocol
UDP ⓘ |
| useCase |
managing service upgrade schedules
ⓘ
monitoring host or service uptime ⓘ network inventory ⓘ penetration testing ⓘ security auditing ⓘ |
| userInterface |
command-line interface
ⓘ
graphical user interface ⓘ |
| website | https://nmap.org/ ⓘ |
| writtenIn |
C
ⓘ
C++ ⓘ Lua ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Nmap Description of subject: Nmap is a widely used open-source network scanning and security auditing tool that discovers hosts and services on computer networks.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Nmap
linked to: Nmap