Modern network scanner combining Masscan/ZMap speed with Nmap detection depth.
ProRT-IP WarScan is a modern network scanner written in Rust that combines:
- Speed: 10M+ packets/second stateless scanning (comparable to Masscan/ZMap)
- Depth: Comprehensive service detection and OS fingerprinting (like Nmap)
- Safety: Memory-safe Rust implementation prevents entire vulnerability classes
- Stealth: Advanced evasion techniques (timing, decoys, fragmentation, TTL manipulation, idle scans)
- Modern TUI: Real-time dashboard with 60 FPS rendering, 4-tab interface, 8 production widgets
- Extensibility: Plugin system with Lua 5.4 sandboxed execution
At a glance:
- Multi-Protocol Scanning: TCP (SYN, Connect, FIN, NULL, Xmas, ACK, Idle/Zombie), UDP, ICMP/ICMPv6, NDP
- IPv6 Support: ✅ Complete IPv6 support (all 8 scanners) - Full dual-stack implementation
- Service Detection: 187 embedded protocol probes + 5 protocol-specific parsers (HTTP, SSH, SMB, MySQL, PostgreSQL) + SSL/TLS handshake (85-90% detection rate)
- OS Fingerprinting: 2,600+ signatures using 16-probe technique
- Evasion Techniques: IP fragmentation (-f, --mtu), TTL manipulation (--ttl), bad checksums (--badsum), decoy scanning (-D RND:N), idle/zombie scan (-sI)
- High Performance: Asynchronous I/O with lock-free coordination, zero-copy packet building, adaptive rate limiting (-1.8% overhead)
- Cross-Platform: Linux, Windows, macOS, FreeBSD support with NUMA optimization
- Multiple Interfaces: CLI (production-ready), TUI (60 FPS real-time dashboard), Web UI (planned), GUI (planned)
ProRT-IP WarScan (Protocol/Port Real-Time IP War Scanner) is a modern equivalent of classic 1980s/1990s war dialers—reimagined for IP networks. Where tools like ToneLoc and THC-Scan systematically dialed phone numbers to find modems/BBSs, WarScan systematically scans IP address ranges, ports, and protocols to discover active hosts and services.
WarScan consolidates and advances the best of today's network scanning and analysis tools, delivering a comprehensive, high-performance, stealth-focused toolkit for penetration testers and red teams. It is implemented in Rust for safety and performance, initially released as a CLI utility (prtip), with a production-ready TUI interface and roadmap for web and desktop GUI interfaces.
Key goals and characteristics:
- Extensive multi-layer scanning: From host discovery (ARP/ICMP) up through TCP/UDP scans and application-layer banner grabbing
- High performance & efficiency: Internet-scale scanning inspired by the fastest modern scanners (10M+ packets/second stateless)
- Advanced red-team features: Stealth techniques (randomization, timing dithering, decoys, fragmentation, TTL manipulation, idle scans) to evade detection
- Cross-platform & extensible: Linux-first with Windows/macOS/FreeBSD support via Rust portability; open-source (GPLv3)
- Future UI enhancements: CLI → TUI (complete) → web → GUI, expanding accessibility without sacrificing power
In summary, WarScan aims to be a one-stop, modern war-scanning solution—combining the thoroughness of classic mappers, the speed of internet-scale scanners, the usability of friendly GUIs, the deep packet insight of protocol analyzers, and the raw versatility of low-level network tools.
To design WarScan, we surveyed state-of-the-art tools widely used for networking, penetration testing, and packet analysis. Each contributes valuable features and lessons:
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Nmap (Network Mapper): The gold standard for discovery, versatile port scan techniques, service/version detection, OS fingerprinting, a powerful scripting engine, and numerous stealth/evasion capabilities. WarScan incorporates multiple scan types (connect, SYN, FIN/NULL/Xmas, UDP), service/OS detection, and similar evasion features in a modernized implementation.
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Masscan: Ultra high-speed, asynchronous/stateless internet-scale scanning at extreme packet rates. WarScan borrows the speed/scalability model—highly parallelized, stateless fast modes—then enables deeper follow-up scans on responders.
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ZMap: Internet-scale, single-packet rapid scans across huge IP ranges. WarScan includes a comparable "fast scan mode" for breadth-first discovery followed by depth on responsive hosts.
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RustScan: Demonstrates Rust's advantages: fast full-port sweeps, adaptive performance learning, and extensibility/scripting. WarScan mirrors this split-phase strategy (fast discovery → detailed enumeration) and evaluates an embedded scripting layer.
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Unicornscan: Pioneered asynchronous/stateless techniques and userland TCP/IP stack control for advanced packet crafting, banner grabbing, protocol-specific UDP probes, and OS/app fingerprinting. WarScan builds similar packet-crafting flexibility and export to PCAP/DB.
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Wireshark: The model for protocol depth and parsing. WarScan parses responses (e.g., HTTP headers, TLS certs), logs to PCAP, and emphasizes robust protocol coverage.
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Angry IP Scanner: Highlights usability, speed via multithreading, cross-platform reach, simple exports, and plugins. WarScan's roadmap includes a friendly TUI/GUI and enriched host info (reverse DNS, ARP/MAC/vendor, NetBIOS/mDNS where possible).
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Netcat/Ncat: The "Swiss Army knife" for quick banner grabs and interactive tests. WarScan supports custom payloads and optional interactive follow-ups to validate findings.
Comparison of ProRT-IP WarScan with leading network scanning tools (Nmap, Masscan, ZMap, RustScan)
- Project Status
- Quick Start
- Features
- Terminal User Interface (TUI)
- Usage Examples
- Plugin System
- Nmap Compatibility
- Documentation
- Development Roadmap
- Technical Specifications
- Architecture Overview
- Building from Source
- Contributing
- Project Statistics
- License
Current: Phase 6 Sprint 6.3 PARTIAL (3/8 sprints, 38%) Version: v0.5.2 (Released 2025-11-14) Tests: 2,111 passing (100%) Coverage: 54.92%
Sprint 6.2 COMPLETE (2025-11-14): Live Dashboard & Real-Time Metrics
- 4-tab dashboard interface (Port Table, Service Table, Metrics, Network Graph)
- Real-time port discovery and service detection visualization
- Performance metrics with 5-second rolling averages
- Network activity time-series chart (60-second sliding window)
- 175 tests passing (150 unit + 25 integration)
Sprint 6.3 PARTIAL (3/6 task areas):
- CDN IP Deduplication (30-70% target reduction)
- Adaptive Batch Sizing (20-40% throughput improvement)
- Integration Testing (comprehensive test coverage)
- Remaining: Batch I/O Implementation, Scheduler Integration, Production Benchmarks
ProRT-IP completed Phase 5 (Advanced Features) and Phase 5.5 (Pre-TUI Enhancements) encompassing 16 comprehensive sprints over 26 days (~240 hours development effort). These phases established production-ready foundations including IPv6 100% coverage, service detection (85-90% accuracy), idle scanning, rate limiting (-1.8% overhead), TLS certificate analysis, code coverage automation, fuzz testing (230M+ executions), plugin system (Lua), benchmarking framework, and complete documentation polish.
For complete Phase 5/5.5 history, see: docs/archive/PHASE-5-README-ARCHIVE.md (1,862 lines comprehensive archive)
For Phase 4 history, see: docs/archive/PHASE-4-README-ARCHIVE.md
For Phase 6 current sprint details, see: docs/archive/PHASE-6-README-ARCHIVE.md
Pre-built binaries (5 production platforms):
# Download latest release
wget https://github.com/doublegate/ProRT-IP/releases/latest/download/prtip-linux-x86_64
chmod +x prtip-linux-x86_64
sudo mv prtip-linux-x86_64 /usr/local/bin/prtipBuild from source:
git clone https://github.com/doublegate/ProRT-IP.git
cd ProRT-IP
cargo build --release
sudo setcap cap_net_raw,cap_net_admin=eip target/release/prtip# SYN scan (requires privileges)
prtip -sS -p 80,443 192.168.1.0/24
# Fast scan (top 100 ports)
prtip -F 192.168.1.1
# Service detection
prtip -sV -p 1-1000 scanme.nmap.org
# TUI mode with real-time dashboard
prtip --tui -sS -p 1-1000 192.168.1.0/24- 8 Scan Types: SYN, Connect, UDP, FIN, NULL, Xmas, ACK, Idle (zombie)
- Protocol Support: IPv4/IPv6 dual-stack (100% coverage), 8 UDP protocol payloads
- Detection: Service detection (85-90% accuracy), OS fingerprinting (2,600+ signatures), TLS certificate analysis
- Performance: 10M+ pps theoretical, 72K+ pps stateful (localhost), adaptive parallelism, rate limiting (-1.8% overhead)
- Evasion: Packet fragmentation (-f, --mtu), TTL control, bad checksums, decoy scanning, timing templates (T0-T5)
- Output: Text, JSON, XML, Greppable, PCAPNG capture, SQLite database storage
- TUI: Real-time dashboard with 60 FPS, 4-tab interface, 8 widgets, event-driven updates (10K+ events/sec)
- Plugin System: Lua 5.4 sandboxed execution, capabilities-based security, hot reload
- CDN Deduplication: Intelligent filtering of CDN infrastructure IPs (30-70% reduction target)
- Adaptive Batching: Dynamic batch size adjustment based on network performance (20-40% throughput improvement)
- Batch I/O: sendmmsg/recvmmsg support for high-performance packet transmission (pending implementation)
- Testing: 2,111 tests (100% passing), 54.92% code coverage
- Fuzz Testing: 230M+ executions across 5 fuzzers, 0 crashes
- CI/CD: 9/9 GitHub Actions workflows, multi-platform matrix (Linux/macOS/Windows)
- Benchmarking: Automated performance regression detection (5%/10% thresholds)
ProRT-IP includes a production-ready TUI for real-time scan visualization and monitoring. Built with ratatui 0.29 and crossterm 0.28, the interface provides instant feedback at 60 FPS with <5ms render times.
- Real-Time Visualization: Live scan progress with 60 FPS rendering
- Event-Driven Updates: Integrated with EventBus for instant result updates (10K+ events/sec)
- 8 Production Widgets: StatusBar, MainWidget, LogWidget, HelpWidget + 4 Dashboard Widgets
- Tabbed Interface: 4 real-time dashboards with Tab key switching
- Thread-Safe State: Shared
Arc<RwLock<ScanState>>for scanner integration - Responsive Design: Immediate mode rendering with <5ms frame time per widget
1. Port Table Widget
- Real-time port discovery visualization (1,000-entry ringbuffer)
- Sortable 6-column table: Timestamp, IP, Port, State, Protocol, Scan Type
- Triple filtering: State, Protocol, Search (IP/Port)
- Color-coded states: Open=Green, Filtered=Yellow, Closed=Red
- Keyboard: t/i/p/s/r/c (sort), a (auto-scroll), f/d (filters)
2. Service Table Widget
- Real-time service detection visualization (500-entry ringbuffer)
- Sortable 6-column table: Timestamp, IP, Port, Service, Version, Confidence
- Confidence-based color coding: Green ≥90%, Yellow 50-89%, Red <50%
- Multi-level filtering: All, Low (≥50%), Medium (≥75%), High (≥90%)
- Keyboard: 1-6 (sort by column), c (cycle filter), a (auto-scroll)
3. Metrics Dashboard Widget
- Real-time performance metrics in 3-column layout
- Progress: Scan percentage, completed/total, ETA calculation
- Throughput: Current/average/peak ports/sec, packets/sec (5-second rolling average)
- Statistics: Open ports, services, errors, scan duration, status indicator
- Human-readable formatting with color-coded status
4. Network Graph Widget
- Real-time network activity time-series chart (60-second sliding window)
- Three data series: packets sent (cyan), packets received (green), ports discovered (yellow)
- Auto-scaling Y-axis bounds with 10% headroom
- 1 sample/second with derivative computation for "ports/sec"
q/Ctrl+C- Quit TUI?- Toggle help screenTab/Shift+Tab- Switch dashboards (Port Table ↔ Service Table ↔ Metrics ↔ Network Graph)
- Rendering: 60 FPS (16.67ms frame budget, <5ms actual)
- Event Throughput: 10,000+ events/second with aggregation
- Memory Overhead: <10 MB (TUI framework + buffers)
- Tests: 175 passing (150 unit + 25 integration)
# Start TUI with default scan
prtip --tui -p 80,443 192.168.1.0/24
# TUI with service detection
prtip --tui -sV -p 1-1000 scanme.nmap.org
# TUI with all features
prtip --tui -sS -sV -O -p- 192.168.1.1See also: TUI Architecture Guide (891 lines comprehensive documentation)
📚 NEW: 65 Runnable Code Examples - Copy-paste ready examples for all features
# SYN scan (default, requires privileges)
prtip -sS -p 80,443 192.168.1.0/24
# TCP Connect scan (no privileges required)
prtip -sT -p 1-1000 192.168.1.1
# UDP scan
prtip -sU -p 53,161,500 192.168.1.0/24
# Fast scan (top 100 ports)
prtip -F 192.168.1.1
# All ports
prtip -p- 192.168.1.1
# Scan hostname (DNS resolution automatic)
prtip -sT -p 22,80,443 scanme.nmap.org
# Multiple targets (mix hostname and IPs)
prtip -sT -p 80,443 scanme.nmap.org 8.8.8.8 192.168.1.1# TCP Connect (no privileges required, IPv4/IPv6)
prtip -sT -p 1-1000 192.168.1.1
prtip -sT -p 22,80,443 2001:db8::1 # IPv6
# SYN scan (stealth, requires root/CAP_NET_RAW, IPv4/IPv6)
prtip -sS -p 1-1000 192.168.1.1
prtip -sS -p 80,443 2001:db8::1 # IPv6
# UDP scan (protocol-specific payloads: DNS, SNMP, NTP, etc.)
prtip -sU -p 53,161,123 192.168.1.1
prtip -sU -p 53,161 2001:db8::1 # IPv6
# Stealth scans
prtip -sF -p 1-1000 192.168.1.1 # FIN scan
prtip -sN -p 1-1000 192.168.1.1 # NULL scan (no flags)
prtip -sX -p 1-1000 192.168.1.1 # Xmas scan (FIN+PSH+URG)
prtip -sA -p 1-1000 192.168.1.1 # ACK scan (firewall detection)
# Discovery scans (ICMPv4/v6 Echo + NDP)
prtip --scan-type discovery 192.168.1.0/24 # IPv4 ICMP Echo
prtip --scan-type discovery 2001:db8::/64 # IPv6 ICMPv6 Echo + NDP
# Idle/Zombie scan (maximum anonymity)
prtip -sI zombie_ip target_ip -p 80,443All scan types support both IPv4 and IPv6:
# TCP Connect scan (IPv6)
prtip -sT -p 22,80,443 2001:db8::1
prtip -sT -p 80,443 example.com # Dual-stack auto-detect
# SYN scan (IPv6, requires root/CAP_NET_RAW)
prtip -sS -p 1-1000 2001:db8::1
prtip -sS -p 80,443 fe80::1 # Link-local address
# UDP scan (IPv6)
prtip -sU -p 53,161,123 2001:db8::1
# Stealth scans (IPv6: FIN, NULL, Xmas, ACK)
prtip -sF -p 80,443 2001:db8::1 # FIN scan
prtip -sN -p 80,443 2001:db8::1 # NULL scan
prtip -sX -p 80,443 2001:db8::1 # Xmas scan
prtip -sA -p 80,443 2001:db8::1 # ACK scan
# Discovery Engine (ICMPv6 Echo + NDP)
prtip --scan-type discovery 2001:db8::/64 # ICMPv6 Echo Request (Type 128)
# Decoy scanning (IPv6 with random /64 IID generation)
prtip -sS -D RND:5 -p 80,443 2001:db8::1 # Random Interface Identifiers
prtip -sS -D 2001:db8::2,ME,2001:db8::3 -p 80 target # Manual IPv6 decoys
# Subnet scanning (IPv6 /64 networks)
prtip -sS -p 80,443 2001:db8::/64 # Entire /64 subnet
prtip -sT -p 22,80,443 fd00::/8 # ULA address space
# Mixed IPv4/IPv6 targets
prtip -sS -p 80,443 192.168.1.1 2001:db8::1 example.com
# IPv6-specific CLI flags
prtip -sS -6 -p 80,443 example.com # Force IPv6 (prefer AAAA records)
prtip -sS -4 -p 80,443 example.com # Force IPv4 (prefer A records)IPv6 Features:
- Protocol Support: ICMPv6 (Echo 128/129), NDP (135/136), TCP/UDP over IPv6
- Address Types: Global unicast, link-local (fe80::), ULA (fd00::), multicast (ff00::)
- Decoy Generation: Random Interface Identifiers within target's /64 subnet
- Dual-Stack: Automatic IPv4/IPv6 protocol detection for hostnames
# Service detection
prtip -sV -p 22,80,443 192.168.1.1
# Adjust detection intensity (0=light, 9=aggressive)
prtip -sT -p 22,80,443 --sV --version-intensity 9 192.168.1.1
# OS fingerprinting
prtip -O -p 1-1000 192.168.1.1
# Aggressive scan (OS + service + scripts)
prtip -A -p 80,443 target.com
# TLS certificate analysis
prtip -sV --tls-cert -p 443 example.com
# Banner grabbing
prtip -sT -p 22,80,443 --banner-grab 192.168.1.1# Stealth scans (FIN/NULL/Xmas)
prtip -sF -p 1-1000 192.168.1.1
prtip -sN -p 1-1000 192.168.1.1
prtip -sX -p 1-1000 192.168.1.1
# Packet fragmentation (Nmap -f equivalent, aggressive 28-byte MTU)
prtip -sS -f -p 1-1000 192.168.1.0/24
# Custom MTU fragmentation (must be ≥68 and multiple of 8)
prtip -sS --mtu 200 -p 80,443 target.com
# TTL manipulation (bypass TTL-based filtering)
prtip -sS --ttl 32 -p 1-1000 target.com
# Decoy scanning (hide scan origin with spoofed sources)
prtip -sS -D RND:5 -p 1-1000 192.168.1.1 # 5 random decoys
prtip -sS -D 10.0.0.1,ME,10.0.0.3 -p 80 target # Manual decoys with ME positioning
# Source port spoofing (bypass port-based firewall rules)
prtip -sS -g 53 -p 80,443 target.com # DNS port (highly trusted)
prtip -sS --source-port 20 -p 1-1000 target.com # FTP-DATA port
# Bad checksums (IDS/firewall testing)
prtip -sS --badsum -p 80,443 target.com
# Combined evasion techniques
prtip -sS -g 53 -f --ttl 32 -p 80,443 target.com
prtip -sS -f --ttl 16 -T0 --host-delay 10000 -p 1-1000 192.168.1.0/24
# Timing templates (T0=paranoid, T5=insane)
prtip -sS -T0 -p 80 target.com # Paranoid (5min delays)
prtip -sS -T2 -p 1-1000 target.com # Polite (0.4s delays)
prtip -sS -T4 -p 1-1000 target.com # Aggressive (recommended)ProRT-IP features the fastest rate limiter among all network scanners, achieving -1.8% average overhead (faster than having no rate limiting at all).
# Automatic rate limiting (V3 enabled by default)
prtip -sS -p 1-1000 --max-rate 1000 192.168.1.0/24 # 1000 packets/second
prtip -sS -p 80,443 --max-rate 100 192.168.1.0/24 # Network-friendly
# Hostgroup limiting (Nmap-compatible concurrent target control)
prtip -sS --max-hostgroup 50 -p 80,443 192.168.1.0/24 # Max 50 concurrent targets
# Combined rate + hostgroup limiting
prtip -sS --max-rate 1000 --max-hostgroup 50 -p 1-1000 192.168.1.0/24
# Adaptive batch sizing (Sprint 6.3, 20-40% throughput improvement)
prtip --adaptive-batch --min-batch-size 100 --max-batch-size 2000 -p 1-65535 192.168.1.0/24
# Adaptive parallelism (automatic: 20 for small, 1000 for large scans)
prtip -sT -p 1-65535 192.168.1.1
# Manual parallelism override
prtip -sT -p 1-10000 --max-concurrent 200 192.168.1.1
# Host delay for rate-limited networks
prtip -sT -p 1-10000 --host-delay 5000 192.168.4.0/24 # 5s between hosts
# Timing templates with rate limiting
prtip -T4 -p 1-1000 192.168.1.0/24 # Aggressive (uses rate limiting)Rate Limiting Performance:
| Rate (pps) | Overhead | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 10K | -8.2% | ✅ Faster than no limiting |
| 50K | -1.8% | ✅ Faster than no limiting |
| 75K-200K | -3% to -4% | ✅ Sweet spot |
| 500K-1M | +0% to +3% | ✅ Near-zero overhead |
Documentation: docs/26-RATE-LIMITING-GUIDE.md
# Normal text output
prtip -p 22 192.168.1.1 -oN scan.txt
# XML format (nmap-compatible)
prtip -p 22 192.168.1.1 -oX scan.xml
# Greppable output
prtip -p 22 192.168.1.1 -oG scan.gnmap
# JSON output
prtip -p 22 192.168.1.1 --output json --output-file scan.json
# PCAPNG packet capture
prtip -sS -p 1-1000 --packet-capture capture.pcapng 192.168.1.1
# Database storage (async writes)
prtip -sT -p 1-10000 --with-db results.db 192.168.1.1
# Query database
prtip db list results.db # List all scans
prtip db query results.db --scan-id 1 # Query specific scan
prtip db export results.db --scan-id 1 -o out.json # Export to JSON/CSV/XML
prtip db compare results.db 1 2 # Compare two scans# Web server reconnaissance
prtip -sT -p 80,443,8080,8443 --sV --banner-grab example.com
# Network inventory audit (large network, optimized)
prtip -sT -p 22,80,443,3389 --with-db scan.db --max-concurrent 200 192.168.0.0/16
# Quick security assessment (recommended settings)
prtip -sS -p 1-65535 -T4 --sV --max-concurrent 200 192.168.1.1
# Stealth reconnaissance (evasion techniques)
prtip -sS -f --ttl 32 -T0 -p 1-1000 192.168.1.0/24
# Stealth with host delay and packet capture
prtip -sS -f --ttl 16 -T0 --host-delay 10000 --packet-capture stealth.pcapng -p 1-1000 192.168.1.0/24
# Fast filtered network scan
prtip -sT -p 1-10000 -T4 --max-concurrent 200 192.168.4.0/24
# IPv6 subnet security audit
prtip -sS -p 1-1000 --sV -T4 2001:db8::/64Benchmarking Framework (Sprint 5.9)
Comprehensive performance validation infrastructure with automated regression detection.
# Run all benchmarks (8 scenarios, ~5-10 minutes)
cd benchmarks/05-Sprint5.9-Benchmarking-Framework
./scripts/run-all-benchmarks.sh
# Run individual scenario
./scripts/01-syn-scan-1000-ports.sh
# Compare against baseline
./scripts/analyze-results.sh baselines/baseline-v0.4.8.json results/current.json8 Core Scenarios:
- SYN Scan: 1,000 ports (validates "10M+ pps" claim) - Target: <100ms
- Connect Scan: 3 common ports (80,443,8080) - Target: <50ms
- UDP Scan: 3 UDP services (DNS, SNMP, NTP) - Target: <500ms
- Service Detection: Overhead validation - Target: <10%
- IPv6 Overhead: IPv4 vs IPv6 comparison - Target: <15%
- Idle Scan: Timing validation - Target: 500-800ms/port
- Rate Limiting: V3 overhead - Target: <5% (claimed -1.8%)
- TLS Parsing: Certificate parsing - Target: ~1.33μs
Regression Detection:
- PASS: <5% slower (within noise)
- WARN: 5-10% slower (investigate)
- FAIL: >10% slower (regression, CI fails)
- IMPROVED: Faster than baseline
CI Integration: Automated benchmarks on every PR + weekly scheduled runs
Documentation: docs/31-BENCHMARKING-GUIDE.md (1,044 lines)
More examples: docs/34-EXAMPLES-GALLERY.md (65 comprehensive scenarios)
ProRT-IP v0.4.8+ includes a Lua-based plugin system for extending scanner functionality with custom detection logic, output formats, and scan lifecycle hooks.
- Detection Plugins - Enhanced service detection and banner analysis
- Output Plugins - Custom result formatting and export
- Scan Plugins - Lifecycle hooks for scan coordination
- Sandboxed Execution: Lua VM with resource limits (100MB memory, 5s CPU, 1M instructions)
- Capabilities-Based Security: Explicit Network/Filesystem/System/Database permissions (deny-by-default)
- Hot Reload: Load/unload plugins without restarting scanner
- Plugin API:
prtip.*table with logging, network, and result manipulation functions
# List available plugins
prtip plugin list
# Load a specific plugin
prtip plugin load banner-analyzer
# Run scan with plugins
prtip -sS -p 80,443 --plugin banner-analyzer,ssl-checker 192.168.1.0/24banner-analyzer (Detection Plugin)
- Detects: HTTP, SSH, FTP, SMTP, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis, MongoDB
- 85-90% detection accuracy
- No capabilities required (passive analysis)
ssl-checker (Detection Plugin)
- SSL/TLS protocol detection
- Certificate validation
- Requires:
networkcapability
Documentation: docs/30-PLUGIN-SYSTEM-GUIDE.md (784 lines comprehensive guide)
ProRT-IP v0.3.5+ supports nmap-style command-line syntax for familiar operation. All existing ProRT-IP flags continue to work - nmap flags are added as convenient aliases.
- Familiar Syntax: Use nmap commands you already know
- Drop-in Replacement: Many nmap commands work as-is
- Zero Learning Curve: For nmap users, start scanning immediately
- Backward Compatible: All original ProRT-IP flags still supported
# These work identically:
prtip -sS -p 80,443 192.168.1.0/24 # Nmap syntax
prtip -s syn --ports 80,443 192.168.1.0/24 # ProRT-IP syntax
# Fast scanning
prtip -F 192.168.1.1 # Top 100 ports (nmap -F)
prtip --top-ports 50 192.168.1.1 # Top 50 ports
# Output formats
prtip -p 22 192.168.1.1 -oN scan.txt # Normal text (nmap -oN)
prtip -p 22 192.168.1.1 -oX scan.xml # XML format (nmap -oX)
prtip -p 22 192.168.1.1 -oG scan.gnmap # Greppable (nmap -oG)
# Aggressive scanning
prtip -A -p 80,443 target.com # OS + service detection (nmap -A)
# Evasion
prtip -sS -f -p 1-1000 192.168.1.0/24 # Packet fragmentation
prtip -sS --mtu 200 --ttl 32 target.com # Custom MTU + TTL
prtip -sS -D RND:5 -p 80,443 target # Decoy scanning| Nmap Flag | Description | ProRT-IP Equivalent |
|---|---|---|
-sS |
TCP SYN scan | --scan-type syn or -s syn |
-sT |
TCP Connect scan | --scan-type connect or -s connect |
-sU |
UDP scan | --scan-type udp or -s udp |
-sN |
TCP NULL scan | --scan-type null |
-sF |
TCP FIN scan | --scan-type fin |
-sX |
TCP Xmas scan | --scan-type xmas |
-sI <zombie> |
Idle (Zombie) scan | -sI <zombie_ip> or --idle-scan <zombie_ip> |
-sA |
TCP ACK scan | --scan-type ack |
| Nmap Flag | Description | ProRT-IP Equivalent |
|---|---|---|
-p <ports> |
Port specification | --ports <ports> or -p <ports> |
-p- |
Scan all 65535 ports | --ports 1-65535 |
-F |
Fast scan (top 100 ports) | Supported |
--top-ports <n> |
Scan top N ports | Supported |
| Nmap Flag | Description | ProRT-IP Equivalent |
|---|---|---|
-oN <file> |
Normal text output | --output text --output-file <file> |
-oX <file> |
XML output | --output xml --output-file <file> |
-oG <file> |
Greppable output | Supported |
--packet-trace |
Show packet trace | --packet-capture <file> (Wireshark PCAPNG) |
| Nmap Flag | Description | ProRT-IP Equivalent |
|---|---|---|
-sV |
Service version detection | --service-detection or --sV |
-O |
OS fingerprinting | --os-detect or -O |
-A |
Aggressive (OS + service) | Supported |
-Pn |
Skip host discovery | --no-ping |
| Nmap Flag | Description | ProRT-IP Status |
|---|---|---|
-f |
Fragment packets (28-byte fragments) | ✅ v0.3.9+ |
--mtu <size> |
Custom MTU (≥68, multiple of 8) | ✅ v0.3.9+ |
--ttl <value> |
Set IP Time-To-Live | ✅ v0.3.9+ |
-D <decoy1,ME,decoy2> |
Cloak scan with decoys | ✅ v0.3.9+ |
--badsum |
Use bad TCP/UDP checksums | ✅ v0.3.9+ |
-g <port> / --source-port |
Use given source port | ✅ v0.3.9+ |
| Nmap Flag | Description | ProRT-IP Equivalent |
|---|---|---|
-v |
Increase verbosity (info) | Supported |
-vv |
More verbosity (debug) | Supported |
-vvv |
Maximum verbosity (trace) | Supported |
-T0 - -T5 |
Timing templates | Supported |
ProRT-IP maintains significant speed advantages while supporting nmap syntax:
| Scan Type | Nmap | ProRT-IP | Speedup |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1K ports (local) | 3.2s | 66ms | 48x faster |
| Service detection | 8.1s | 2.3s | 3.5x faster |
| OS fingerprinting | 5.4s | 1.8s | 3x faster |
| Full port scan (65535) | ~18min | ~3-5min | 3-6x faster |
Performance Features:
- Throughput: 10M+ packets/second (stateless SYN scan, theoretical)
- Zero-Copy: 100% allocation elimination in hot path (15% improvement)
- NUMA Optimization: 20-30% improvement on multi-socket systems
- Rate Limiting: -1.8% average overhead (industry-leading)
Most nmap commands work as-is. Key differences:
# Nmap default: SYN scan if root, Connect otherwise
# ProRT-IP: Connect scan by default (safer)
# To match nmap behavior exactly:
sudo prtip -sS ... # Requires privileges like nmap
# Nmap default: Top 1000 ports
# ProRT-IP: Top 100 ports (faster)
# To match nmap behavior:
prtip --top-ports 1000 ...All existing commands continue to work. Nmap syntax is optional:
# Original ProRT-IP syntax (still works)
prtip -s syn --ports 1-1000 --output json target.com
# New nmap syntax (also works)
prtip -sS -p 1-1000 -oX scan.xml target.com
# Mix both (totally fine!)
prtip -sS --ports 1-1000 -oX scan.xml target.comFull Documentation: docs/14-NMAP_COMPATIBILITY.md
- Architecture - System design and module relationships
- Documentation Index - Complete catalog of all docs (1,070 lines)
- Roadmap - Development phases and sprint planning
- Project Status - Current progress and metrics
- TUI Architecture - TUI framework comprehensive guide (891 lines)
- User Guide - Comprehensive usage documentation (2,448 lines)
- Plugin System Guide - Plugin development (784 lines)
- Benchmarking Guide - Performance testing (1,044 lines)
- Examples Gallery - 65 practical scenarios
- Nmap Compatibility - Flag compatibility matrix
- IPv6 Guide - IPv6 100% implementation
- Service Detection - Detection engine details
- Idle Scan - Zombie scanning implementation
- Rate Limiting - Adaptive rate control
- TLS Certificate - X.509v3 parsing
- Phase 6 Archive - Current Phase 6 sprint details
- Phase 5 Archive - Complete Phase 5/5.5 history (1,862 lines)
- Phase 4 Archive - Phase 4 performance optimization history
Progress: 2.5/8 sprints (31.25%)
| Sprint | Status | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 6.1 | ✅ Complete | TUI Framework (60 FPS, 4 widgets, event integration) |
| 6.2 | ✅ Complete | Live Dashboard (4-tab interface, 8 widgets total) |
| 6.3 | 🔄 Partial | Network Optimizations (CDN dedup, adaptive batching) |
| 6.4 | 📋 Planned | Zero-Copy Optimizations |
| 6.5 | 📋 Planned | Interactive Target Selection |
| 6.6 | 📋 Planned | TUI Polish & UX |
| 6.7 | 📋 Planned | Configuration Profiles |
| 6.8 | 📋 Planned | Help System & Tooltips |
| Phase | Timeline | Focus | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phase 1-3 | Weeks 1-10 | Core Infrastructure, Advanced Scanning, Detection | ✅ Complete |
| Phase 4 | Weeks 11-13 | Performance Optimization | ✅ Complete |
| Phase 5 + 5.5 | Weeks 14-18 | Advanced Features + Pre-TUI | ✅ Complete |
| Phase 6 | Weeks 19-20 | TUI Interface | 🔄 31% (2.5/8 sprints) |
| Phase 7 | Weeks 21-22 | Release Preparation | 📋 Planned |
| Phase 8 | Beyond | Post-Release Features | 📋 Future |
Full roadmap: docs/01-ROADMAP.md (comprehensive sprint breakdown)
Minimum:
- CPU: 2 cores @ 2.0 GHz
- RAM: 2 GB
- Storage: 100 MB
- Network: 100 Mbps
Recommended:
- CPU: 8+ cores @ 3.0 GHz
- RAM: 16 GB
- Storage: 1 GB SSD
- Network: 1 Gbps+
| Platform | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Linux x86_64 (glibc) | ✅ Production | Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, Arch, CentOS (NUMA-optimized) |
| Windows x86_64 | ✅ Production | Windows 10+, Server 2016+ (requires Npcap) |
| macOS Intel (x86_64) | ✅ Production | macOS 10.13+ (High Sierra and later) |
| macOS Apple Silicon (ARM64) | ✅ Production | M1/M2/M3/M4 chips (native binary) |
| FreeBSD x86_64 | ✅ Production | FreeBSD 12+ |
Platform Coverage: 5 production platforms covering ~95% of target user base
- Throughput: 10M+ packets/second (stateless, theoretical), 72K+ pps (stateful, achieved)
- Scan Speed: 65K ports in 0.91s (198x faster than baseline)
- Detection Accuracy: Service detection 85-90%, OS fingerprinting 2,600+ signatures
- Rate Limiting Overhead: -1.8% (industry-leading efficiency)
- TUI Performance: 60 FPS rendering, <5ms frame time, 10K+ events/sec
- Rust 1.85 or later (MSRV for edition 2024)
- libpcap (Linux/macOS) or Npcap (Windows)
- OpenSSL development libraries
- (Optional) hwloc for NUMA optimization (Linux only)
ProRT-IP WarScan uses a modular, layered architecture built on Rust's async/await ecosystem. The following diagrams illustrate key system components and data flows.
graph LR
subgraph CLI Layer
CLI[prtip-cli]
end
subgraph Scanner Engine
Scheduler[ScanScheduler]
Scanners[Scan Implementations]
Storage[ScanStorage]
end
subgraph Networking & System
Network[prtip-network]
Core[prtip-core]
end
CLI -->|parses args| Core
CLI -->|builds config| Scheduler
Scheduler -->|reads/writes| Storage
Scheduler -->|invokes| Scanners
Scanners -->|craft packets| Network
Network -->|uses types/errors| Core
Storage -->|serialize results| Core
sequenceDiagram
participant User
participant CLI as prtip-cli
participant Core as prtip-core
participant Scanner as prtip-scanner
participant Network as prtip-network
participant DB as SQLite (ScanStorage)
User->>CLI: Run `prtip ...`
CLI->>CLI: Parse & validate arguments
CLI->>Core: Build Config & PortRange
CLI->>Core: Adjust resource limits
CLI->>Scanner: Create ScanScheduler + Storage
CLI->>Scanner: Execute scan (targets, ports)
Scanner->>Network: Check/drop privileges
Scanner->>Network: Send/receive packets (fragmented if -f)
Scanner->>DB: Persist scan records/results
DB-->>Scanner: Ack writes
Scanner-->>CLI: Return ScanResult list
CLI->>Core: Format output (text/json/xml)
CLI-->>User: Render formatted results
graph TD
Scheduler[ScanScheduler] --> Config[Config Validation]
Scheduler --> Discovery[DiscoveryEngine]
Scheduler --> RateLimiter[RateLimiter]
Scheduler --> Parallelism[Adaptive Parallelism]
Scheduler --> TCP[TcpConnectScanner]
Scheduler --> SYN[SynScanner]
Scheduler --> UDP[UdpScanner]
Scheduler --> Stealth[StealthScanner]
Scheduler --> Service[ServiceDetector]
Scheduler --> OS[OsFingerprinter]
Scheduler --> Evasion[Evasion: Fragmentation/TTL]
Scheduler --> Storage
Storage --> DB[(SQLite)]
RateLimiter --> Core
Parallelism --> Core
Evasion --> Network
flowchart LR
subgraph Producers
Workers[Scan Workers]
end
Workers -->|ScanResult| Aggregator["LockFreeAggregator (SegQueue)"]
Aggregator -->|Batch drain| Writer[Storage Writer Task]
Writer -->|Transaction| SQLite[(SQLite WAL)]
SQLite --> Reports[Formatted Output]
Reports --> CLI
sequenceDiagram
participant Syn as SynScanner
participant Builder as TcpPacketBuilder
participant Frag as Fragmentation Module
participant Capture as PacketCapture
participant Target as Target Host
Syn->>Builder: Build SYN frame + TTL control
Builder-->>Syn: Raw packet bytes
alt Fragmentation Enabled (-f or --mtu)
Syn->>Frag: fragment_tcp_packet(packet, mtu)
Frag-->>Syn: Vector of IP fragments
loop For each fragment
Syn->>Capture: send_packet(fragment)
Capture-->>Target: Transmit fragment over wire
end
else No Fragmentation
Syn->>Capture: send_packet(packet)
Capture-->>Target: Transmit over wire
end
Target-->>Capture: SYN/ACK or RST
Capture-->>Syn: receive_packet()
Syn->>Syn: Update connection state
Syn->>Builder: Optional RST teardown
Syn-->>Scheduler: PortState + timing
For detailed technical documentation, see Architecture.
Prerequisites:
- Rust 1.85 or later (MSRV for edition 2024)
- libpcap (Linux/macOS) or Npcap (Windows)
- OpenSSL development libraries
- (Optional) hwloc for NUMA optimization (Linux only)
Linux (glibc):
# Install dependencies
sudo apt install libpcap-dev pkg-config # Debian/Ubuntu
sudo dnf install libpcap-devel # Fedora
sudo pacman -S libpcap pkgconf # Arch
# Optional: NUMA support (Linux only)
sudo apt install libhwloc-dev # Debian/Ubuntu
sudo dnf install hwloc-devel # Fedora
# Clone repository
git clone https://github.com/doublegate/ProRT-IP.git
cd ProRT-IP
# Build
cargo build --release
# Grant capabilities (instead of root)
sudo setcap cap_net_raw,cap_net_admin=eip target/release/prtip
# Run
./target/release/prtip --helpLinux (musl - static binary):
# Install musl toolchain
sudo apt install musl-tools
# Build with vendored OpenSSL
cargo build --release --target x86_64-unknown-linux-musl --features prtip-scanner/vendored-opensslWindows:
# Install Npcap SDK (development headers)
# Download from: https://npcap.com/dist/npcap-sdk-1.13.zip
# Extract and set environment variable:
$env:LIB = "C:\path\to\npcap-sdk\Lib\x64;$env:LIB"
# Install Npcap runtime (for running scans)
# Download from: https://npcap.com/
# Build
cargo build --releasemacOS:
# Install dependencies
brew install libpcap pkgconf
# Clone and build
git clone https://github.com/doublegate/ProRT-IP.git
cd ProRT-IP
cargo build --releaseCross-Compilation (ARM64, FreeBSD):
# Install cross-rs
cargo install cross --git https://github.com/cross-rs/cross
# Build for ARM64 Linux
cross build --release --target aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu
# Build for FreeBSD
cross build --release --target x86_64-unknown-freebsdSee Dev Setup and Platform Support for detailed platform-specific instructions.
We welcome contributions of all kinds! ProRT-IP is in active development with many opportunities to contribute.
- 🐛 Report Bugs: Bug Report Template
- 💡 Suggest Features: Feature Request
- ⚡ Performance Issues: Performance Template
- 📖 Improve Documentation: Documentation Template
- 💻 Write Code: Check good first issues
- 🧪 Write Tests: Help us reach >90% coverage
- Code Quality: Run
cargo fmtandcargo clippy -- -D warnings - Testing: All PRs must include tests (>80% coverage)
- Security: Follow Security Implementation guidelines
- Documentation: Update docs for new features
- Commits: Use Conventional Commits format
See: CONTRIBUTING.md for complete guidelines
- Total Documentation: 51,401+ lines (technical docs + guides + reference specs + archives)
- Root Documents: 10+ files (README, ROADMAP, CONTRIBUTING, SECURITY, SUPPORT, AUTHORS, CHANGELOG, CLAUDE.md)
- Technical Documents: 40+ comprehensive docs in docs/ (13 core + 27 guides/refs)
- Historical Archives: 3 phase archives (Phase 4, 5, 6) with comprehensive sprint history
- Benchmark Suites: 5 comprehensive benchmark directories across Phases 4-6
- Test Suite: 2,111 tests passing (100% success rate, 54.92% coverage)
- Fuzz Testing: 230M+ executions, 0 crashes, 5 fuzz targets
- CI/CD Status: 9/9 jobs passing (100% success rate)
- Build Targets: 8 platforms (5 production-ready + 3 experimental)
- Platform Coverage: Linux x86_64, Windows x86_64, macOS Intel/ARM64, FreeBSD (95%+ user base)
- Crates Implemented: 5 (prtip-core, prtip-network, prtip-scanner, prtip-cli, prtip-tui)
- Total Rust Code: ~45,000+ lines (production + tests + TUI)
- Production Code: ~25,000+ lines (core scanning + TUI + plugins)
- Development Phases: 8 phases over 20 weeks (Phases 1-5 + 5.5 complete, Phase 6 in progress)
- Scan Types: 8 implemented (Connect, SYN, UDP, FIN, NULL, Xmas, ACK, Idle/Zombie)
- Protocol Payloads: 8 (DNS, NTP, NetBIOS, SNMP, RPC, IKE, SSDP, mDNS)
- Timing Templates: 6 (T0-T5 paranoid to insane)
- Evasion Techniques: 6 (fragmentation, TTL, bad checksums, decoys, source port, idle scan)
- Detection Features:
- OS fingerprinting (2,600+ signatures)
- Service detection (187 probes, 85-90% accuracy)
- Banner grabbing (8+ protocols + TLS)
- TLS certificate analysis (X.509v3, chain validation, SNI)
- Performance Features:
- Adaptive parallelism (20-1000 concurrent)
- Adaptive rate limiting (-1.8% overhead)
- Connection pooling (RustScan pattern)
- sendmmsg/recvmmsg batching (20-40% improvement)
- Lock-free result aggregation (10M+ results/sec)
- Zero-copy packet building (15% improvement)
- NUMA optimization (20-30% improvement)
- CDN deduplication (30-70% reduction)
- Adaptive batch sizing (20-40% throughput improvement)
- Performance Achievements:
- 65K ports in 0.91s (198x faster than baseline)
- 72K pps sustained throughput (localhost)
- 10M+ pps theoretical (stateless mode)
- 58.8ns packet crafting (zero-copy optimization)
- -1.8% average rate limiting overhead (industry-leading)
- TUI Features:
- 60 FPS rendering (<5ms frame time)
- 10K+ events/second throughput
- 8 production widgets (4 core + 4 dashboard)
- 4-tab interface (Port/Service/Metrics/Network)
- Thread-safe state management
- Event-driven architecture
- Plugin System:
- Lua 5.4 sandboxed execution
- Capabilities-based security
- Hot reload support
- 3 plugin types (Detection, Output, Scan)
- CLI Features:
- 50+ nmap-compatible flags
- Real-time progress tracking
- Multiple output formats (text, JSON, XML, greppable, PCAPNG)
- Database storage (SQLite with WAL mode)
- Packet capture (PCAPNG for all scan types)
- Git-style help system
- Dependencies: Core (serde, tokio, sqlx, clap, pnet, rand, regex, rlimit, indicatif, futures, libc, crossbeam, ratatui, crossterm, mlua, hwloc)
- Target Performance: 10M+ packets/second (stateless), 72K+ pps (stateful - achieved!)
- Code Coverage: 2,111 tests (100% pass rate), 54.92% line coverage
- Cross-Compilation: Supported via cross-rs for ARM64 and BSD targets
- Release Automation: GitHub Actions with smart release management + artifact uploads
This project is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 - see LICENSE for details.
GPLv3 allows you to:
- ✅ Use the software for any purpose
- ✅ Study and modify the source code
- ✅ Distribute copies
- ✅ Distribute modified versions
Under the conditions:
⚠️ Disclose source code of modifications⚠️ License modifications under GPLv3⚠️ State changes made to the code⚠️ Include copyright and license notices
ProRT-IP WarScan is developed by security researchers and Rust developers passionate about creating safe, high-performance security tools.
This project builds on the pioneering work of:
- Nmap - Gordon "Fyodor" Lyon
- Masscan - Robert Graham
- RustScan - RustScan Community
- ZMap - University of Michigan
See: AUTHORS.md for complete contributor list
🔒 Private Reporting: GitHub Security Advisories
See: SECURITY.md for full security policy
- Unauthorized scanning may violate laws (CFAA, CMA, etc.)
- Always obtain authorization before testing
- Use for legitimate security research only
- GitHub: https://github.com/doublegate/ProRT-IP
- Issues: https://github.com/doublegate/ProRT-IP/issues
- Discussions: https://github.com/doublegate/ProRT-IP/discussions
- Security: https://github.com/doublegate/ProRT-IP/security/advisories
- Changelog: CHANGELOG.md
Last Updated: 2025-11-15 Current Version: v0.5.2 Phase: 6 Sprint 6.3 PARTIAL (3/8 sprints, 38%)