security enabled verified low v1.0.0

whatweb

Next-generation web server fingerprinting tool that identifies CMS platforms, frameworks, and technologies.

📋 Live Preview

whatweb {target} -v

🌍 target → url

whatweb {target} -v

Sandbox: execFile · Timeout: 120s

Capabilities

web.fingerprint

web.discovery.technology

web.recon.cms

security.fingerprint.http

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Default	Description	Aliases
`url`	string	Yes	-	Target URL to fingerprint	`-u`
`verbose`	boolean	No	-	Verbose output including all plugins (-v)	`-v`
`aggression`	integer	No	1	Aggression level 1-5 (-a)	`-a`
`log-verbose`	string	No	-	Log verbose output to file (-l)	`-l`
`output`	string	No	-	Output file (-o)	`-o`
`user-agent`	string	No	-	Custom User-Agent header (-U)	`-U`
`input-file`	string	No	-	Read targets from file (-i)	`-i`
`threads`	integer	No	1	Number of threads (-t)	`-t`
`proxy`	string	No	-	Proxy URL (--proxy)	`--proxy`
`cookie`	string	No	-	Cookie string (--cookie)	`--cookie`
`header`	string	No	-	Custom HTTP header (--header)	`--header`
`plugins`	string	No	-	List of plugins to run (--plugins)	`--plugins`
`quiet`	boolean	No	-	Do not display brief banner (--quiet)	`--quiet`
`no-errors`	boolean	No	-	Suppress error messages (--no-errors)	`--no-errors`
`color`	boolean	No	-	Enable color output (--color)	`--color`
`h`	boolean	No	-	Show this help	`-h`, `--help`
`q`	boolean	No	-	Quick scan mode	`-q`, `--quick`

Artifacts

Type	Description	MIME	Schema	Trust
`web.fingerprint.report`	Technology fingerprint results	text/plain	-	verified

Contract

Inputs

web.target.url

Target URL to fingerprint

Outputs

web.fingerprint.results

List of detected technologies

Side effects: network_traffic

Workflow Edges

Produces

web.fingerprint.results

Consumes

web.target.url

Resource Profile

Resource	Value
CPU	low
Memory	64 MB
Network	low
Disk I/O	low

Examples

Basic fingerprint scan

whatweb example.com

Verbose output with all plugins

whatweb example.com -v

Aggressive scan with level 3

whatweb example.com -a 3

Scan multiple targets from file

whatweb -i targets.txt

Output results to file

whatweb example.com -o report.txt

Documentation

WhatWeb — Web Fingerprinting Tool

WhatWeb identifies websites by recognizing various content management systems, JavaScript libraries, web servers, and other technologies through HTTP response analysis.

Basic Usage

# Simple fingerprint scan
whatweb example.com

# Verbose output with full plugin details
whatweb example.com -v

# Aggressive scan (level 3)
whatweb example.com -a 3

# Scan from file
whatweb -i targets.txt

Aggression Levels

Level	Description
1	Passive: fast, minimal requests
2	Polite: moderate requests
3	Aggressive: active probing
4	Heavy: intensive scanning
5	Complete: all plugins at max depth

Output Formats

# Verbose log to file
whatweb example.com -l verbose.log

# Colored output
whatweb example.com --color

# Quiet mode (no banner)
whatweb example.com --quiet

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