🧠 What Just Happened

You used nikto, a powerful web server scanner, to analyze http://10.0.0.56. Here's what this command does:

• -h: Specifies the host to scan
• nikto: Checks for outdated software, dangerous files, and common misconfigurations

The scan may reveal issues like:

• Outdated Apache version with known exploits
• Exposed admin interfaces or test pages
• Directory listing enabled
• Missing security headers

Nikto is a reconnaissance tool—not stealthy, but incredibly useful for quick assessments. It's often used in the early stages of penetration testing to identify low-hanging fruit that attackers could exploit.

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