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Benchmarks

This page summarizes measured scan performance results used by Falcoria.

Detailed methodology, raw data, and test scripts are documented separately in the research article: → Nmap vs Masscan vs Rustscan: Myths and Facts (Medium)

Summary

The tests focus on open port discovery under realistic conditions:

  • hundreds to thousands of targets
  • stable and unstable networks
  • accuracy ≥ 99%

The key finding is that architecture and network placement matter more than the scanner itself.

Time to Scan 1,000 Targets

Estimated scan time for 1,000 hosts using stable configurations:

Setup Time
Nmap (home, default) 32h 16m
Nmap (home, tuned) 4h 56m
Nmap (cloud → cloud) 1h 12m
Distributed (4 nodes) 22m 25s
Distributed (10 nodes) 8m 58s

Key Observations

  • Single-host scans hit network limits quickly.
  • Parallel scans on one machine do not provide meaningful gains.
  • Placing scanners in the same cloud as targets improves speed by ~30%.
  • Distributed scanning scales close to linearly until target-side limits are reached.

Why This Matters for Falcoria

Falcoria is designed around these constraints:

  • Distributed execution across independent network paths.
  • Reliable scan configurations instead of aggressive rates.
  • Central aggregation of results into a single shared state.

Benchmarks are used to validate these design decisions, not to compare tools in isolation.

References