Last took part in 2017

Nmap Security Scanner

Swiss Army knife of network discovery and security auditing

Contributors in 2026

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Not taking part

Projects since 2016

4.5 a cycle on average

Cycles

2 of 11

First in 2016

Rank in 2026

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By contributors

Mentors

for 4 projects in 2017

Contributors per cycle

Accepted projects each year, against the median organization that year

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Is Nmap Security Scanner in GSoC 2026?: No. It last took part in 2017.
How long has it taken part?: 2 of 11 cycles since 2016, first in 2016.
How many contributors does it usually take?: 4.5 a cycle on average, 9 in total. Its largest cycle was 2016, with 5.
What does it build with?: C, Python, C++, Lua.

Nmap Feature Creeping, Optimizing and developing NSE scripts (Vulnerability and Exploitation specialist)
Rewanth CoolMentored by Daniel Miller
I will be working in several areas like adding new features, optimizing existing scripts and developing new scripts for Nmap. In nutshell during this...
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Nmap SSH Support & Ncrack Module Development
Evangelos DeirmentzoglouMentored by ithilgore
This proposal describes the plan to merge the SSH support branch to the nmap project. Also, Ncrack modules will be developed for the MsSQL, MongoDB,...
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NMAP Scripting Engine
Vinamra BhatiaMentored by Paulino Calderon
Nmap has become my fascination ever since I started actively using it. It is undoubtedly one of the best security tools. My project Idea is...
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Nmap Scripting Engine—Script Developer (Vulnerability and exploitation specialist)
Wong Wai TuckMentored by George Chatzisofroniou
Development of vuln, exploit, auth and malware scripts I will seek to research on the newest vulnerabilities that have been made public and either a)...
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