As a penetration tester, you have been tasked with creating a script that performs an initial scan of a network's devices and then, based on the open ports discovered, automates the follow-up actions of checking for specific vulnerabilities associated with those ports. Which of the following tools would you integrate into your script to achieve this task?
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Employing SQLmap to test for SQL injection vulnerabilities on all databases within the network
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Using OWASP ZAP to perform an automated active scan on identified web applications
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Ncat scripting to create reverse shells on discovered devices
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Nmap scripting to enumerate ciphers and produce reports
Nmap is a network scanning tool that can be scripted to perform an initial scan and enumerate open ports. After discovering open ports, custom Nmap scripts (NSE - Nmap Scripting Engine) can further automate the process to check for vulnerabilities associated with the discovered services. While the other tools mentioned are useful in penetration testing, they do not offer the same initial scanning and scripting capabilities or the direct follow-up action functionality based on scanning results like Nmap does.
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