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Tool: firewalk
Use: Discovery of ACLs and ACEs in place on firewalls and similar devices.
Version: 5.0
OS: Linux
Vendor/Author: Mike D. Schiffman
URL: N/A
Status: N/A
Description: Active Reconnaissance Network Security Tool with Extreme Prejudice.
From the MAN page:
Use: Discovery of ACLs and ACEs in place on firewalls and similar devices.
Version: 5.0
OS: Linux
Vendor/Author: Mike D. Schiffman
URL: N/A
Status: N/A
Description: Active Reconnaissance Network Security Tool with Extreme Prejudice.
From the MAN page:
Firewalk is an active reconnaissance network security tool that attempts to determine what layer 4 protocols a given IP forwarding device will pass. Firewalk works by sending out TCP or UDP packets with a TTL one greater than the targeted gateway. If the gateway allows the traffic, it will forward the packets to the next hop where they will expire and elicit an ICMP_TIME_EXCEEDED message. If the gateway host does not allow the traffic, it will likely drop the packets on the floor and we will see no response.