During a client engagement, you are asked to identify every page exposed by a site with numerous nested links and dynamic menus. Which method helps aggregate all reachable content throughout the site?
Run broad port scans on the target host to find site pages on open ports
Use an automated tool that fetches each linked reference from discovered pages to reveal additional layers
Initiate a zone transfer on the domain to uncover all subdomains and attached folders
Attempt to gather credentials for domain accounts to see if they lead to extra directories
Following each discovered link allows an automated crawler to navigate through all connected pages, revealing elements that might otherwise be missed by incomplete manual checks. Parsing credentials or performing zone transfers do not uncover the site's internal content in a structured manner, and scanning random ports will not list pages that exist on those ports.
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