IVRE vs Masscan
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About IVRE
IVRE (Instrument de Veille sur les Réseaux Extérieurs) is a self-hosted network reconnaissance framework that functions as a private Shodan/Censys alternative. It integrates three data collection approaches: active scanning (wrapping Nmap, Masscan, and ZGrab2), passive network traffic analysis (using Zeek/Bro, p0f, and Argus), and flow analysis. All data is stored in MongoDB and searchable through a web interface, Python API, or CLI. IVRE enables organizations to build and maintain their own internet-wide scan datasets, correlate active and passive intelligence, and track infrastructure changes over time.
About Masscan
Masscan is the fastest Internet port scanner. It can scan the entire Internet in under 6 minutes, transmitting 10 million packets per second from a single machine. It produces results similar to Nmap but operates asynchronously, transmitting packets without waiting for responses. The internal architecture is more similar to scanrand and unicornscan than traditional scanners. It uses a custom TCP/IP stack to avoid the overhead of the operating system's networking stack.
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IVRE only
Masscan only