# 使用 Homebrew, apk, apt, MacPorts, Nix, pacman 安装 nikto

查看 nikto 的安装路径、可执行文件、元数据以及面向 AI 代理工作流的安全说明。

## 安装

```sh
sudo av install brew:nikto
```

其他安装命令:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install nikto
```

  证据: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install nikto
```

  证据: MacPorts ports tree: www/nikto/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add nikto
```

  证据: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: nikto from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install nikto
```

  证据: Debian stable package indexes: nikto from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/non-free/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#nikto
```

  证据: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ni/nikto/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S nikto
```

  证据: Arch Linux sync databases: nikto from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

## 软件包事实

- **软件包键:** brew:nikto
- **软件包管理器:** Homebrew
- **版本:** 2.6.1
- **来源摘要:** Web server scanner
- **主页:** <https://cirt.net/nikto/>
- **仓库:** <https://github.com/sullo/nikto>
- **最后更新:** 2026-07-31T20:11:14Z
- **已生成:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## 可执行文件

- nikto (别名)
- replay.pl (别名)

## 安装行为

- Bottle: 不可用

## 版本和新鲜度

- 页面生成时间: 2026-08-03
- 管理器版本: 2.6.1
## 项目历史与用法

Nikto is a long-running open source web server scanner aimed at penetration testers, security professionals, and system administrators. Its enduring value is not exploit automation but broad, noisy coverage: identifying dangerous files, outdated server components, common HTTP/server misconfigurations, odd headers, authentication defaults, and other findings that are useful early in web reconnaissance.

### 项目历史

The project history published in the Nikto wiki says Nikto 1.00 Beta was released on December 27, 2001, followed shortly by a 1.01 bug-fix release. The same history describes the 2.0 release in November 2007 as the result of several years of improvements, with development continuing on GitHub afterward. The wiki also records David Lodge joining and taking project leadership in 2008 while Chris Sullo stepped away, and Sullo rejoining in 2009.

The GitHub repository and cirt.net page show the modern project still centered on the same Perl scanner lineage. The repository lists Nikto 2.6.0 as a release on February 11, 2026, and the project page describes a scanner with updateable scan items/plugins, multiple output formats, false-positive reduction, TLS fingerprinting checks, proxy support, and database/reporting integrations.

### 采用历史

Nikto became part of the standard open-source web assessment toolkit because it is easy to run, has a large body of checks, and is available through mainstream package managers. The project's own history says that within two years of the 2001 beta it had become the most popular freely available web vulnerability scanner; modern adoption is reflected by its GitHub repository visibility and Homebrew packaging.

On 2026-07-01, the Homebrew formula page listed Nikto 2.6.0 with 7,916 installs over 365 days. That is modest compared with language/build tools, but healthy for a focused security scanner that many users run only during audits or lab work.

### 使用方式

Package nerds usually treat Nikto as a quick web-server coverage pass: install it, run `nikto -h https://target.example`, add ports with `-p`, feed host lists, tune check classes, and export text, JSON, XML, HTML, CSV, SQL, or database-backed reports. The official basic testing docs emphasize host/port scans, URL input, SSL handling, multiple ports, and host files.

In practice it is often paired with nmap and proxy tooling: nmap finds HTTP services, Nikto checks them for common files and server issues, then the output is fed into manual verification or reporting. Its value is breadth and repeatability, not stealth or perfect signal.

### 为什么软件包爱好者会关心

Nikto is the archetypal packaged Perl web scanner: old, portable, easy to bottle, still useful, and familiar enough that security distributions and package managers keep it around. For av.db, its history matters because it is a source-backed example of a security CLI whose adoption comes from workflow habit and test coverage rather than a fast-moving ecosystem.

### 时间线

- {'date': '2001-12-27', 'event': 'Nikto 1.00 Beta released.'}
- {'date': '2007-11', 'event': 'Nikto 2.0 released after several years of improvements.'}
- {'date': '2008', 'event': 'David Lodge joined and assumed project leadership.'}
- {'date': '2009', 'event': 'Chris Sullo rejoined the project.'}
- {'date': '2026-02-11', 'event': 'Nikto 2.6.0 listed as a GitHub release.'}

### 来源

- <https://cirt.net/nikto/>
- <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/nikto>
- <https://github.com/sullo/nikto>
- <https://github.com/sullo/nikto/wiki/Basic-Testing>
- <https://github.com/sullo/nikto/wiki/History-%26-Trivia>


## 安全说明

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. generalized runtime or code generation signal.

- **Geiger 风险:** yellow / 中
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
- generalized runtime or code generation signal


## Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.


## Configuration files

- Unix: ./nikto.conf, ~/nikto.conf, /etc/nikto.conf
## 其他软件包管理器记录

- Debian apt - nikto - 1:2.1.5-3.1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: nikto from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/non-free/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | web server security scanner | http://cirt.net/nikto2
- Nix - nikto: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ni/nikto/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - nikto - 1:2.1.5-3.1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: nikto from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/multiverse/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | web server security scanner | http://cirt.net/nikto2
- apk - nikto - 2.6.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: nikto from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | A web application security scanner | https://www.cirt.net/Nikto2
- pacman - nikto - 2.6.0-2: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: nikto from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | A web server scanner which performs comprehensive tests against web servers for multiple items | https://github.com/sullo/nikto
- MacPorts - nikto: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: www/nikto/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1


## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/nikto.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/nikto.yml)


## 来源

- pkg.so package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph