Section 01: Enumeration Concepts

Enumeration

Enumeration

Enumeration is defined as the process of extracting user names, machine names, network resources, shares and services from a system.

Techniques used for enumeration

  • Retrieving usernames for emails or vice versa

  • Extract information from default credentials

  • Extract information from brute forcing

  • Extract information during data transfer

Services to Enumerate

A list of services to enumerate is listed below

  • TCP/UDP 53 DNS (Domain Name System)

  • TCP/UDP 135 Microsoft RPC (Remote procedure call)

  • TCP/UDP 137 NetBIOS

  • TCP 139 NetBIOS (SMB over NetBIOS)

  • TCP/UDP 445 SMB (Server message block)

  • UDP 161 SNMP (Simple network management protocol)

  • TCP/UDP 389 LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol)

  • TCP 2049 NFS (Network File System)

  • TCP 25 SMTP (Simple mail transfer protocol)

  • TCP 22 SSH (Secure Shell)

  • TCP 20/21 FTP (File transfer protocol)

  • UDP 69 TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)

  • TCP 179 BGP (Border gateway protocol)

  • UDP 123 NTP (Network Time Protocol)

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