enumeration

Offensive Security

Systematically listing what a target exposes: hosts, ports, services, versions, users, shares. It is the step between finding a target and attacking it.

Related terms

port scanning

Appears in(27)

Recon Methodology and Attack SurfaceRecon and Scanning
Service and Version DetectionRecon and Scanning
Subdomain and Content EnumerationRecon and Scanning
How Web Apps WorkWeb and HTTP
Cookies, Sessions, and AuthWeb and HTTP
Counting Without CountingMath and Logic
The OWASP Top 10Web and HTTP
Linux Privilege EscalationVulnerabilities and Exploitation
Approaching a TargetCTF Methodology
From Enumeration to FootholdCTF Methodology
From Foothold to RootCTF Methodology
Enumerating Active DirectoryActive Directory
PowerShell for SecurityWindows Fundamentals
Windows Networking and SMBWindows Fundamentals
Attacking AuthenticationWeb Application Attacks
Access Control and IDORWeb Application Attacks
A Repeatable Privesc MethodLinux Privilege Escalation
Automated EnumerationLinux Privilege Escalation
A Repeatable Windows Privesc MethodWindows Privilege Escalation
Detecting Lateral MovementNetwork Defense
Storage ExposureCloud Security Fundamentals
Enumerating AWS With KeysAWS Security
Common Cluster MisconfigurationsKubernetes Security
What Threat Modeling Buys YouThreat Modeling
Threat Modeling a Real AppThreat Modeling
The Identity LifecycleIdentity and Access Management
How DNS Really WorksDNS and Network Services Security