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Here are some books Nikto is discussed in. In no particular order.

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Introduction to Nessus props

Harry Anderson's Introduction to Nessus drops a nice line for Nikto (and nmap & Hydra), calling them the "best applications in their class".

Hackers Break In To Enterprise Networks--A Step-By-Step Demo

How Hackers Break In To Enterprise Networks--A Step-By-Step Demo in InterNet Week. The article describes a pen-test performed by a consultant, and one of the tools used is Nikto. Originally posted: 2003-09-08

Insecure.org Top 75 Security Tools: Nikto Ranks #16

I'm proud to see Nikto has been ranked #16 in Fyodor's "Top 75 Security Tools" survey! Not only did Nikto make it towards the top of the list, but it made the front page of Slashdot.org to boot (actual article/discussion).

Assessing Internet Security Risk, Part Five: Custom Web Applications

Assessing Internet Security Risk, Part Five: Custom Web Applications Continued by Charl van der Walt makes liberal mention of Nikto as a tool to use.

Nikto referenced in the 2004 SANS Top 20 List

Jericho pointed out that the 2004 SANS Top 20 list plugs Nikto as "one of the more comprehensive CGI scanning tools" in section U3.5.

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