How To Install Nikto On Mac

What is “nikto” Package?

Nikto is a open source web server scanner that can perform test against webservers for multiple items, including over 6700 potentially dangerous files/programs. It can also checks for server configurations like HTTP server options or presence of index files and identifies the web server and software installed.

For more details: https://cirt.net/nikto2

Installation

  • Open Terminal by pressing command+space then type terminal and hit Enter key.
  • Install homebrew first.
    ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)" < /dev/null 2> /dev/null
  • Install nikto.
    brew install nikto

Now, use nikto!