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Validation

httpx

httpx is used to validate hosts and extract useful metadata such as status codes and titles.

Use Cases

  • Validate discovered hosts
  • Identify active services
  • Prioritize interesting targets

Example Command

cat hosts.txt | httpx -silent -title -status-code

Example Output

https://rosenthal.network [200]
https://api.rosenthal.network [401]

Notes

Strength: Fast validation

Limitation: Limited depth

Next Step: Investigate interesting endpoints further

Best used after subdomain discovery.