nmap scan command in forever loop to trigger Snort IDS IPS to generate intrusion alerts

Subject: nmap scan command in forever loop to trigger Snort IDS IPS to generate intrusion alerts


Good day from Singapore,


Running the following nmap scan command in a forever loop will trigger Snort Intrusion Detection System (IDS) Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) to generate lots of intrusion alerts.


# nohup sudo bash -c 'while true; do nmap -sS -O -p 22 target_ip; sleep 1; done' > nmap.log 2>&1 &


Regards,


Mr. Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming

Extremely Democratic People's Republic of Singapore

8 Apr 2026 Wednesday 3.16 pm Singapore Time




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