The Nmap Security Scanner is a free and open source utility used by millions of people for network discovery, administration, inventory, and security auditing. Nmap uses raw IP packets in novel ways to determine what hosts are available on a network, what services (application name and version) those hosts are offering, what operating systems they are running, what type of packet filters or firewalls are in use, and more. Nmap was named "Information Security Product of the Year" by Linux Journal and Info World. It was also used by hackers in eight movies, including The Matrix Reloaded, Die Hard 4, and The Bourne Ultimatum. Nmap runs on all major computer operating systems, plus the Amiga. A traditional command-line interface and the Zenmap GUI are included.

This will be Nmap's fifth year as a SoC participant. Results from our previous years are described in this Google Open Source Blog article.

Please see all of our SoC information at http://nmap.org/soc/

Before applying, we suggest you read our ideas page, general requirements, and application instructions/tips. Then fill out this form:

Basic/Contact Information
1. Your Name:
2. Email Address:
3. Instant messenger names and protocols (if any):
4. Telephone number (optional):
5. If you have a URL for your resume/CV, please list it here:
6. If you wish to list any personal/blog URLs, do so here:

Project Selection
1. Top Project Choice (If choosing one from the Nmap ideas page):
2. Are you willing and able to do other projects instead?

Skills/Experience
1. Please describe in a few lines your C/C++ knowledge or experience (if any):
2. Please describe any Perl, Python, LUA, or other scripting language knowledge/experience:
3. Please describe any Windows development experience:
4. Please describe any UNIX development experience:
5. Please describe any MAC development experience:
6. Please describe any previous Nmap usage experience:
7. Please describe any previous Nmap development experience:
8. Please describe any previous Open Source development experience:
9. Have you participated in any previous Summer of Code projects? If so (and it wasn't Nmap), please describe your projects and experience. Be sure to mention the years involved and the name of your former mentors.
10. Have you applied for (or intend to) any other 2009 Summer of Code projects? If so, which ones?

Education
1. What school do you attend?
2. What is your specialty/major at the school?
3. How many years have you attended there
4. What city/country will you be spending this summer in?
5. How much time do you expect to have for this project?
6. Please list jobs, summer classes, and/or vacations that you'll need to work around:

Project Proposal
1. Please describe your proposed project in detail, including deliverables and expected timeline with milestones (this is the long answer):
2. Why are you well suited to perform this project?