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Naabu

Fast port scanning tool by ProjectDiscovery

Description

Naabu is a port scanning tool written in Go that allows you to enumerate valid ports for hosts in a fast and reliable manner. It supports SYN/CONNECT scanning with service detection.

Installation

BASH
# Using Go
go install -v github.com/projectdiscovery/naabu/v2/cmd/naabu@latest

# Using Docker
docker pull projectdiscovery/naabu

# Homebrew
brew install naabu

Basic Usage

BASH
# Scan a single host
naabu -host target.com

# Scan specific ports
naabu -host target.com -p 80,443,8080

# Scan from file
naabu -list hosts.txt

# Top ports
naabu -host target.com -top-ports 100

Advanced Usage

BASH
# SYN scan (requires root)
sudo naabu -host target.com -scan-type s

# Output in JSON
naabu -host target.com -json -o results.json

# Pipe from subfinder
subfinder -d target.com -silent | naabu -silent

# Exclude ports
naabu -host target.com -exclude-ports 80,443

# Service detection with Nmap integration
naabu -host target.com -nmap-cli "nmap -sV"

# Rate limiting
naabu -host target.com -rate 1000

Common Workflows

BASH
# Full recon pipeline
subfinder -d target.com -silent | naabu -silent | httpx -silent

# Port scan then service enum
naabu -host target.com -top-ports 1000 -silent | naabu -host - -nmap-cli "nmap -sV -sC"