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* [masscan]
* [Ruby] >= 3.1.0

**Note:** both `nmap` and `masscan` require additional Linux capabilities in
order to be ran without `sudo` or `root` privileges.

```shell
sudo setcap cap_net_raw,cap_net_admin,cap_net_bind_service+eip "$(which nmap)"
sudo setcap cap_net_raw,cap_net_admin,cap_net_bind_service+eip "$(which masscan)"
```

## Security

* This app is intended to be ran locally.
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