slowloris1
Security testing tool for web servers
Usage
slowloris [OPTION] ...
HOST
Overview
Open source tool used to perform Denial of Service (DoS) attacks on web servers. Slowloris exploits a vulnerability in web servers called “Keep-Alive” to exhaust server resources and make them inaccessible.
Usage
slowloris [OPTIONS] host
Options
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-p, --port -
Specifies the target web server's port (default: 80).
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-s, --sockets -
Specifies the number of simultaneous sockets to use (default: 100).
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-v, --verbose -
Increases logging level for terminal output.
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-ua, --randuseragents -
Randomizes user agents with each request.
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-x, --useproxy -
Utilizes a SOCKS5 proxy for connections.
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--https -
Uses the HTTPS protocol for requests.
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--sleep -
Sets a sleep time interval between each header sent.
Examples
Example 1: $ slowloris -p 80 -s 200 example.com
Example 2: $ slowloris -x --proxy-host=proxy.example.com --proxy-port=1080 example.com