Command-line tool

nikto

brew/nikto

Checked 25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC · Listing refreshed from Homebrew, winget, npm, Scoop and cargo; npm packages checked against OSV.dev

Web server scanner

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

macOS

brew install nikto

Linux

brew install nikto

Perform a basic Nikto scan against a target host

perl nikto.pl -h 192.168.0.1

Specify the port number when performing a basic scan

perl nikto.pl -h 192.168.0.1 -p 443

Scan ports and protocols with full URL syntax

perl nikto.pl -h https://192.168.0.1:443/

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