Can I run a Port Scan against my company firewall? Port Scanning FAQ

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What tools are used?
Summarize what is done to my computer please
Can I run a Port Scan against my company firewall?
Why can't the scan be done instantly?
Do you keep the results?
How do I interpret the score?
What firewall do you recommend?

Can I run a Port Scan against my company firewall?

To ensure the IP is yours, but without causing a blizzard of email, the site is setup to look out for FTP or Telnet requests from hosts targetted for scans.

If a request is logged, this releases the scan. Therefore, if your scan has gone into hold status, you must find some way of running an FTP or Telnet request to this site to release it.

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by KeysCapt
last modified: 2004-02-01 05:22:48

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Can I run a Port Scan against my company firewall?