Security Testing your Apache Configuration with Nikto | HowtoForge - Linux Howtos and Tutorials

This tutorial will show you how to set up the free web server security scanner tool, Nikto. This tool will probe your Apache set-up for vulnerabilities, so you can get an idea of what holes may exist in your configuration. This tutorial will get you so far as installing the tool, and running your first scan.

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