Security News > 2020 > October > Nmap 7.90 released: New fingerprints, NSE scripts, and Npcap 1.0.0

Over a year has passed since Nmap had last been updated, but this weekend Gordon "Fyodor" Lyon announced Nmap 7.90.

First and foremost, Nmap 7.90 comes with Npcap 1.0.0, the first completely stable version of the raw packet capturing/sending driver for Windows.

Prior to Npcap, Nmap used Winpcap, but the driver hasn't been updated since 2013, didn't always work on Windows 10, and depended on long-deprecated Windows APIs.

"While we created Npcap for Nmap, it turns out that many other projects and companies had the same need. Wireshark switched to Npcap with their big 3.0.0 release last February, and Microsoft publicly recommends Npcap for their Azure ATP product," Lyon explained.

"We introduced the Npcap OEM program allowing companies to license Npcap OEM for use within their products or for company-internal use with commercial support and deployment automation. This project that was expected to be a drain on our resources is now helping to fund the Nmap project. The Npcap OEM program has also helped ensure Npcap's stability by deploying it on some of the fastest networks at some of the largest enterprises in the world."

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