Why Does Nmap Need Root Privileges?

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Nmap is probably the most popular network port scanner used by cyber security professionals and penetration testers today. In this blog post we are going to discuss in detail reasons why Nmap requires root (administrative) privileges for most of its functions. Here’s the short explanation of why Nmap needs root privileges: Although Nmap can perform […]

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