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Max scan time 5 min

Nikto command for max scan time 5 min. Copy the command below and use it in your terminal.

nikto — terminal
┌──(kali㉿kali)-[~]
└─$ nikto -h http://target -maxtime 300
Tool
Nikto
Category
Web Application
Purpose
Max scan time 5 min

🛡️ Usage Tips

  • Always ensure you have proper authorization before using Nikto against any target
  • Replace target with the actual IP address or hostname you are testing
  • Run this command from a Kali Linux terminal or any system with Nikto installed
  • Combine with other Nikto commands for more comprehensive results
  • Pipe output to a file with > output.txt for later analysis

🔗 More Nikto Commands

nikto -h http://target
Basic web scan
nikto -h http://target -p 8080
Custom port
nikto -h http://target -ssl
Force SSL
nikto -h http://target -Tuning 9
SQL injection tests
nikto -h http://target -o report.html -Format html
HTML report
nikto -h http://target -o report.csv -Format csv
CSV report
nikto -h http://target -C all
Check all CGI directories
nikto -h http://target -Plugins outdated
Check outdated software
nikto -h http://target -evasion 1
IDS evasion random URI
nikto -h http://target -evasion 2
IDS evasion self-reference
nikto -h http://target -useproxy http://127.0.0.1:8080
Through proxy
nikto -h http://target -Tuning 1
Interesting files

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