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RustScan (Modern Port Scanner)

Auto-generated by Q-Branch Armory audit on 2026-10-12.

Overview

Scans all 65k ports in 3 seconds, passes results to nmap automatically.

Usage: rustscan -a <IP> -- -sV

Classification

  • **Category:** Information gathering tools
  • **Armory status:** Installed (source present: RustScan)
  • **Q-Branch check:** Ready — binary found in PATH
  • **Present on VPS3:** yes
  • **Installed flag:** yes
  • **Primary binary:** `rustscan`
  • **Binary in PATH:** yes
  • **Resolved path:** `/usr/local/bin/tengu-armory-rustscan-modern-port-scanner`

    • Prerequisites

  • docker
  • go
  • java
  • root
  • ruby
  • wifi

    • Install

    
curl -sLO https://github.com/RustScan/RustScan/releases/latest/download/rustscan_2.3.0_amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i rustscan_2.3.0_amd64.deb

    Run

    
rustscan --help

    Operator notes

  • Launch from the [Digital Armory](/pentest/armory/) — do not maintain parallel tool lists in Q-Branch.
  • If the Q-Branch check is not **Ready**, run install steps or update the HackingTool manifest before relying on this tool in an engagement.
  • For authorized TenguProtect red-team work only.

    • Reference

    https://github.com/RustScan/RustScan

    Tags

    `backend-hexstrike`