Information about the package, skipfish, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The skipfish package is designed for, Web application security scanner.
Package Name:
skipfish
Summary:
Web application security scanner
Description:
High-performance, easy, and sophisticated Web application security testing tool. It features a single-threaded multiplexing HTTP stack, heuristic detection of obscure Web frameworks, and advanced, differential security checks capable of detecting blind injection vulnerabilities, stored XSS, and so forth.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
2.10
Release:
0.6.b.el6
Size:
203 k
Repository:
epel
From Repository:
Licence:
ASL 2.0 and BSD and LGPLv3
Control the skipfish package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install skipfish
This command will install skipfish on the server.
yum remove skipfish
This command will un-install skipfish on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove skipfish, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove skipfish
This command will un-install skipfish on the server. When you run this command with th e -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove skipfish when using the -y flag.
yum update skipfish
This command will update skipfish to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove skipfish, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update skipfish
This command will update skipfish to the latest version. When you run this command with the -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove skipfish when using the -y flag.
yum info skipfish
This command will show you core information about the skipfish package.
yum deplist skipfish
This command will show you the dependencies for skipfish. Thankfully, when using Yum, if dependencies are required, these are also installed at the same time so you don't have to worry too much about that.
yum check-update skipfish
This command will check if there is an update waiting on skipfish. When you run this command this will return nothing if there is nothing to update, or, will return the package name if the package is due to be updated.