Examine a web server to find potential problems and security vulnerabilities, including:

- Server and software misconfigurations

- Default files and programs

- Insecure files and programs

- Outdated servers and programs

Nikto is built on LibWhisker2 (by RFP) and can run on any platform which has a Perl environment. It supports SSL, proxies, host authentication, attack encoding and more. It can be updated automatically from the command-line, and supports the optional submission of updated version data back to the maintainers.