II. Footprinting a Web server Using ID Serve

Scenario

It is very important for penetration testers to be familiar with banner-grabbing techniques to monitor servers to ensure compliance and appropriate security updates. Using this technique you can also locate rogue servers or determine the role of servers within a network. In this lab, you will learn the banner grabbing technique to determine a remote target system using ID Serve. In order to be an expert ethical hacker and penetration tester, you must understand how to footprint a web server.

Lab Objectives

This lab will show you how to footprint web servers and how to use ID Serve. It will teach you how to:

• Use the ID Serve tool

• Get a web server footprint

Lab Analysis

In this lab, you have learnt how to footprint web servers using ID Serve. Document all the server information.