Sparta is a reconnaissance tool that integrates a number of the tools we've covered into a single GUI.  It includes Nmap, Hydra, Nikto, Netcat, and a number of other tools. Additionally, Sparta can be configured to use other tools by editing the sparta.conf file. The following are the recipes we will cover in this chapter:

• Information gathering with Sparta
• Creating custom commands for Sparta
• Port scanning with Sparta
• Fingerprinting with Sparta
• Vulnerability scanning with Sparta
• Web application scanning with Sparta