---
name: "whisker"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "whisker"
version: "1.4-5"
release: "Debian 3.0 (Woody)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/whisker"
---

# whisker(1)

CGI scanner to audit web servers

## NAME

whisker - CGI scanner to audit web servers

## SYNOPSIS

**whisker** \[ options \]

## DESCRIPTION

**whisker** is a CGI scanner to audit web servers.

This is a minimalistic web page written for Debian, since the original software does not include one.

Use **whisker -h** to learn about the different available options, and refer to whisker.txt in the documentation directory.

## FILES

- /usr/share/whisker/scan.db

  CGI auditing database

- /usr/share/whisker/brute.db

  Remarkable known files brute force database

- /usr/share/whisker/server.db

  Web servers database

- /usr/share/whisker/listgen.pl

  Usernames lists generation script

- /usr/share/whisker/multi.pl

  multi-threaded front end for whisker

- /usr/share/whisker/lists/

  Common passwords and usernames lists

## AUTHOR

Whisker was written by rain forest puppy \<rfp@wiretrip.net\>.