Enumeration belongs to the first phase of Ethical Hacking, i.e., “Information Gathering”. This is a process where the attacker establishes an active connection with the victim and try to discover as much attack vectors as possible, which can be used to exploit the systems further.
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Enumeration can be used to gain information on −
- Network shares
- SNMP data, if they are not secured properly
- IP tables
- Usernames of different systems
- Passwords policies lists
Enumerations depend on the services that the systems offer. They can be −
- DNS enumeration
- NTP enumeration
- SNMP enumeration
- Linux/Windows enumeration
- SMB enumeration