Port Scanner in Golang

Introduction This is a simple and efficient Port Scanner written in the Go programming language (Golang). A Port Scanner is a tool that helps you discover open ports on a target system. It can be a useful utility for network administrators and security professionals to identify potential vulnerabilities in a network.

Features Fast and lightweight Concurrent scanning for improved speed Range-based or single-port scanning Easy-to-use command-line interface

Requirements

• Go 1.16 or later

Installation

1. Make sure you have Go installed on your system. You can download it from https://golang.org/dl/.

2. Clone this repository or download the source code:

 git clone https://github.com/tikarammardi/portscanner.git

1. Navigate to the project directory:

cd portscanner

1. Build the project:

go build

Usage

# Run the project
./portscanner --host <host> --start <start> --end <end>

Options:

• --host: The target host to scan (required)
• --start: The start port (default: 1)
• --end: The end port (default: 65535)

Example:

./portscanner --host example.com --start 80 --end 443
#or
./portscanner --host=example.com --start=80 --end=443

You can also use the Makefile to build the project:

make build

Clean the project

make clean