Which option enables traceroute information in scan results?

• A. -sV
• B. --traceroute
• C. -A
• D. -Pn

Answer: (B)

Traceroute information shows the path to the target, hop by hop, which helps you map the network route and spot where latency or filtering occurs. Using the explicit flag to enable traceroute requests Nmap to perform path discovery and include that hop data in the scan results, making the traceroute data clearly visible. The version-detection flag focuses on identifying services and versions, not the route, so it won’t add traceroute details. The aggressive scan option includes many features, including traceroute, but it’s a broad mode rather than a specific switch for traceroute. The no-ping option changes how hosts are discovered and isn’t related to traceroute data.