Zenmap
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Zenmap is the official graphical user interface (GUI) for the Nmap security scanner, designed to make network exploration and vulnerability scanning more accessible and user-friendly.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Zenmap canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8248139 — 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: Zenmap Context triple: [Nmap, hasComponent, Zenmap]
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A.
Nmap
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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B.
Nessus
Nessus is a centaur in Greek mythology best known for his role in the death of Heracles after deceitfully causing the poisoned garment incident.
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C.
OpenVAS
OpenVAS is an open-source vulnerability scanning and management framework used to assess and improve the security of computer networks and systems.
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D.
Tenable
Tenable is a British daytime television quiz show, hosted by Warwick Davis, in which teams of contestants attempt to complete top-ten lists on a variety of topics.
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E.
OWASP ZAP
OWASP ZAP (Zed Attack Proxy) is an open-source web application security testing tool used to find vulnerabilities in web applications.
- 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: Zenmap Target entity description: Zenmap is the official graphical user interface (GUI) for the Nmap security scanner, designed to make network exploration and vulnerability scanning more accessible and user-friendly.
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A.
Nmap
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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B.
Nessus
Nessus is a centaur in Greek mythology best known for his role in the death of Heracles after deceitfully causing the poisoned garment incident.
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C.
OpenVAS
OpenVAS is an open-source vulnerability scanning and management framework used to assess and improve the security of computer networks and systems.
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D.
Tenable
Tenable is a British daytime television quiz show, hosted by Warwick Davis, in which teams of contestants attempt to complete top-ten lists on a variety of topics.
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E.
OWASP ZAP
OWASP ZAP (Zed Attack Proxy) is an open-source web application security testing tool used to find vulnerabilities in web applications.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
graphical user interface
ⓘ
network security software ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
make Nmap easier for beginners
ⓘ
provide advanced features for experienced Nmap users ⓘ |
| author | Gordon Lyon ⓘ |
| developer |
Gordon Lyon
ⓘ
Nmap Project ⓘ
linked to:
Nmap
|
| feature |
OS detection display
ⓘ
command line preview of Nmap options ⓘ comparison of scan results ⓘ graphical user interface for Nmap commands ⓘ host discovery visualization ⓘ network inventory creation ⓘ port and service listing ⓘ profile-based scanning for common tasks ⓘ scan profile creation ⓘ scan profile editing ⓘ scan profile saving ⓘ script results display ⓘ searchable scan database ⓘ topology visualization ⓘ |
| license | GNU General Public License ⓘ |
| name | Zenmap ⓘ |
| officialGUIFor | Nmap ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
BSD
ⓘ
Linux ⓘ Windows ⓘ macOS ⓘ |
| partOf |
Nmap suite
ⓘ
linked to:
Nmap
|
| programmingLanguage |
C
ⓘ
Python ⓘ |
| purpose |
Nmap profile management
ⓘ
network exploration ⓘ port scanning visualization ⓘ vulnerability scanning ⓘ |
| softwareGenre |
network scanner GUI
ⓘ
security tool ⓘ |
| supports |
loading previous scan results
ⓘ
running Nmap scripts via GUI ⓘ saving scan results to file ⓘ |
| targetUser |
network administrators
ⓘ
penetration testers ⓘ security professionals ⓘ system administrators ⓘ |
| usesEngine | Nmap ⓘ |
| website | https://nmap.org/zenmap/ ⓘ |
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: Zenmap Description of subject: Zenmap is the official graphical user interface (GUI) for the Nmap security scanner, designed to make network exploration and vulnerability scanning more accessible and user-friendly.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.