nikto
Web server security scanner
web-vulnerability-scanningRed Team
Toolweb-vulnerability-scanningredLinuxKali LinuxPlatforms: Linux · Last verified September 6, 2026
Nikto is a pluggable web server and CGI scanner written in Perl, using rfp’s LibWhisker to perform fast security or informational checks.
Only use this tool against systems you own or are explicitly authorized to test — see the disclaimer.
Getting started
See the official Kali tool page and upstream homepage linked above for installation and usage details.
