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Fooling NMAP for Whatever Reason

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the well-now-isn't-that-fun dept.

taviso writes "Are you bored with your OS fingerprint? Do you dream of being able to impress your friends by convincing them your webserver is running on a sega dreamcast, or Apple LaserWriter? Well Dream no more! David Berrueta has written a paper oulining the techniques and tools available to defeat nmap's OS fingerprinting, available here [pdf]. Besides the hours of entertainment this could provide, he also lists some of the more serious reasons why you might want to consider this."

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  1. I want to be running on a TI-81 by AssFace · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Those things had real power. Somewhere I might still have mine.
    if I can get this page to load, then I'll read to see if I can change it to that.
    or perhaps a loaf of nutbread.

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    There are some odd things afoot now, in the Villa Straylight.