penetration-testing
A collection of awesome penetration testing and offensive cybersecurity resources.
https://github.com/txuswashere/penetration-testing
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Network Tools
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Proxies and Machine-in-the-Middle (MITM) Tools
- oregano - Python module that runs as a machine-in-the-middle (MITM) accepting Tor client requests.
- sylkie - Command line tool and library for testing networks for common address spoofing security vulnerabilities in IPv6 networks using the Neighbor Discovery Protocol.
- PETEP - Extensible TCP/UDP proxy with GUI for traffic analysis & modification with SSL/TLS support.
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Transport Layer Security Tools
- SSLyze - Fast and comprehensive TLS/SSL configuration analyzer to help identify security mis-configurations.
- crackpkcs12 - Multithreaded program to crack PKCS#12 files (`.p12` and `.pfx` extensions), such as TLS/SSL certificates.
- tls_prober - Fingerprint a server's SSL/TLS implementation.
- testssl.sh - Command line tool which checks a server's service on any port for the support of TLS/SSL ciphers, protocols as well as some cryptographic flaws.
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Wireless Network Tools
- Aircrack-ng - Set of tools for auditing wireless networks.
- Airgeddon - Multi-use bash script for Linux systems to audit wireless networks.
- BoopSuite - Suite of tools written in Python for wireless auditing.
- Bully - Implementation of the WPS brute force attack, written in C.
- Cowpatty - Brute-force dictionary attack against WPA-PSK.
- Fluxion - Suite of automated social engineering based WPA attacks.
- KRACK Detector - Detect and prevent KRACK attacks in your network.
- Kismet - Wireless network detector, sniffer, and IDS.
- Reaver - Brute force attack against WiFi Protected Setup.
- WiFi-Pumpkin - Framework for rogue Wi-Fi access point attack.
- Wifite - Automated wireless attack tool.
- infernal-twin - Automated wireless hacking tool.
- krackattacks-scripts - WPA2 Krack attack scripts.
- pwnagotchi - Deep reinforcement learning based AI that learns from the Wi-Fi environment and instruments BetterCAP in order to maximize the WPA key material captured.
- wifi-arsenal - Resources for Wi-Fi Pentesting.
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Network Vulnerability Scanners
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Web Vulnerability Scanners
- ACSTIS - Automated client-side template injection (sandbox escape/bypass) detection for AngularJS.
- JCS - Joomla Vulnerability Component Scanner with automatic database updater from exploitdb and packetstorm.
- Nikto - Noisy but fast black box web server and web application vulnerability scanner.
- SecApps - In-browser web application security testing suite.
- WebReaver - Commercial, graphical web application vulnerability scanner designed for macOS.
- joomscan - Joomla vulnerability scanner.
- skipfish - Performant and adaptable active web application security reconnaissance tool.
- w3af - Web application attack and audit framework.
- Wapiti - Black box web application vulnerability scanner with built-in fuzzer.
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Wireless Network Tools
- celerystalk - Asynchronous enumeration and vulnerability scanner that "runs all the tools on all the hosts" in a configurable manner.
- Netsparker Application Security Scanner - Application security scanner to automatically find security flaws.
- Nexpose - Commercial vulnerability and risk management assessment engine that integrates with Metasploit, sold by Rapid7.
- Vuls - Agentless vulnerability scanner for GNU/Linux and FreeBSD, written in Go.
- kube-hunter - Open-source tool that runs a set of tests ("hunters") for security issues in Kubernetes clusters from either outside ("attacker's view") or inside a cluster.
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Online Resources
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Online Operating Systems Resources
- DistroWatch.com's Security Category - Website dedicated to talking about, reviewing, and keeping up to date with open source operating systems.
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Online Penetration Testing Resources
- MITRE's Adversarial Tactics, Techniques & Common Knowledge (ATT&CK) - Curated knowledge base and model for cyber adversary behavior.
- PENTEST-WIKI - Free online security knowledge library for pentesters and researchers.
- XSS-Payloads - Resource dedicated to all things XSS (cross-site), including payloads, tools, games, and documentation.
- Metasploit Unleashed - Free Offensive Security Metasploit course.
- Penetration Testing Framework (PTF) - Outline for performing penetration tests compiled as a general framework usable by vulnerability analysts and penetration testers alike.
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Other Lists Online
- .NET Programming - Software framework for Microsoft Windows platform development.
- Android Exploits - Guide on Android Exploitation and Hacks.
- Android Security - Collection of Android security related resources.
- AppSec - Resources for learning about application security.
- Awesome Awesomness - The List of the Lists.
- Awesome Malware - Curated collection of awesome malware, botnets, and other post-exploitation tools.
- Awesome Shodan Queries - Awesome list of useful, funny, and depressing search queries for Shodan.
- AWS Tool Arsenal - List of tools for testing and securing AWS environments.
- Blue Team - Awesome resources, tools, and other shiny things for cybersecurity blue teams.
- C/C++ Programming - One of the main language for open source security tools.
- CTFs - Capture The Flag frameworks, libraries, etc.
- Forensics - Free (mostly open source) forensic analysis tools and resources.
- Hacking - Tutorials, tools, and resources.
- Honeypots - Honeypots, tools, components, and more.
- InfoSec § Hacking challenges - Comprehensive directory of CTFs, wargames, hacking challenge websites, pentest practice lab exercises, and more.
- Infosec - Information security resources for pentesting, forensics, and more.
- JavaScript Programming - In-browser development and scripting.
- Node.js Programming by @sindresorhus - Curated list of delightful Node.js packages and resources.
- Pentest Cheat Sheets - Awesome Pentest Cheat Sheets.
- Python Programming by @svaksha - General Python programming.
- Python Programming by @vinta - General Python programming.
- Python tools for penetration testers - Lots of pentesting tools are written in Python.
- Rawsec's CyberSecurity Inventory - An open-source inventory of tools, resources, CTF platforms and Operating Systems about CyberSecurity. ([Source](https://gitlab.com/rawsec/rawsec-cybersecurity-list))
- Red Teaming - List of Awesome Red Teaming Resources.
- Ruby Programming by @Sdogruyol - The de-facto language for writing exploits.
- Ruby Programming by @dreikanter - The de-facto language for writing exploits.
- Ruby Programming by @markets - The de-facto language for writing exploits.
- SecLists - Collection of multiple types of lists used during security assessments.
- Security Talks - Curated list of security conferences.
- Security - Software, libraries, documents, and other resources.
- Serverless Security - Curated list of awesome serverless security resources such as (e)books, articles, whitepapers, blogs and research papers.
- Shell Scripting - Command line frameworks, toolkits, guides and gizmos.
- YARA - YARA rules, tools, and people.
- SecTools - Top 125 Network Security Tools.
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Penetration Testing Report Templates
- Public Pentesting Reports - Curated list of public penetration test reports released by several consulting firms and academic security groups.
- T&VS Pentesting Report Template - Pentest report template provided by Test and Verification Services, Ltd.
- Web Application Security Assessment Report Template - Sample Web application security assessment reporting template provided by Lucideus.
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Open Sources Intelligence (OSINT)
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Data Broker and Search Engine Services
- Hunter.io - Data broker providing a Web search interface for discovering the email addresses and other organizational details of a company.
- Threat Crowd - Search engine for threats.
- Virus Total - Free service that analyzes suspicious files and URLs and facilitates the quick detection of viruses, worms, trojans, and all kinds of malware.
- surfraw - Fast UNIX command line interface to a variety of popular WWW search engines.
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Dorking tools
- BinGoo - GNU/Linux bash based Bing and Google Dorking Tool.
- dorkbot - Command-line tool to scan Google (or other) search results for vulnerabilities.
- github-dorks - CLI tool to scan GitHub repos/organizations for potential sensitive information leaks.
- GooDork - Command line Google dorking tool.
- dork-cli - Command line Google dork tool.
- dorks - Google hack database automation tool.
- fast-recon - Perform Google dorks against a domain.
- pagodo - Automate Google Hacking Database scraping.
- snitch - Information gathering via dorks.
- Google Hacking Database - Database of Google dorks; can be used for recon.
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Email search and analysis tools
- SimplyEmail - Email recon made fast and easy.
- WhatBreach - Search email addresses and discover all known breaches that this email has been seen in, and download the breached database if it is publicly available.
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Metadata harvesting and analysis
- FOCA (Fingerprinting Organizations with Collected Archives) - Automated document harvester that searches Google, Bing, and DuckDuckGo to find and extrapolate internal company organizational structures.
- metagoofil - Metadata harvester.
- theHarvester - E-mail, subdomain and people names harvester.
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Network device discovery tools
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OSINT Online Resources
- CertGraph - Crawls a domain's SSL/TLS certificates for its certificate alternative names.
- GhostProject - Searchable database of billions of cleartext passwords, partially visible for free.
- NetBootcamp OSINT Tools - Collection of OSINT links and custom Web interfaces to other services.
- WiGLE.net - Information about wireless networks world-wide, with user-friendly desktop and web applications.
- OSINT Framework - Collection of various OSINT tools broken out by category.
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Penetration Testing Report Templates
- awesome-osint
- Depix - Tool for recovering passwords from pixelized screenshots (by de-pixelating text).
- GyoiThon - GyoiThon is an Intelligence Gathering tool using Machine Learning.
- Intrigue - Automated OSINT & Attack Surface discovery framework with powerful API, UI and CLI.
- Skiptracer - OSINT scraping framework that utilizes basic Python webscraping (BeautifulSoup) of PII paywall sites to compile passive information on a target on a ramen noodle budget.
- Sn1per - Automated Pentest Recon Scanner.
- creepy - Geolocation OSINT tool.
- gOSINT - OSINT tool with multiple modules and a telegram scraper.
- image-match - Quickly search over billions of images.
- recon-ng - Full-featured Web Reconnaissance framework written in Python.
- sn0int - Semi-automatic OSINT framework and package manager.
- PacketTotal - Simple, free, high-quality packet capture file analysis facilitating the quick detection of network-borne malware (using Zeek and Suricata IDS signatures under the hood).
- Facebook Friend List Scraper - Tool to scrape names and usernames from large friend lists on Facebook, without being rate limited.
- DataSploit - OSINT visualizer utilizing Shodan, Censys, Clearbit, EmailHunter, FullContact, and Zoomeye behind the scenes.
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Source code repository searching tools
- vcsmap - Plugin-based tool to scan public version control systems for sensitive information.
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Web application and resource analysis tools
- EyeWitness - Tool to take screenshots of websites, provide some server header info, and identify default credentials if possible.
- GraphQL Voyager - Represent any GraphQL API as an interactive graph, letting you explore data models from any Web site with a GraphQL query endpoint.
- VHostScan - Virtual host scanner that performs reverse lookups, can be used with pivot tools, detect catch-all scenarios, aliases and dynamic default pages.
- Wappalyzer - Wappalyzer uncovers the technologies used on websites.
- WhatWaf - Detect and bypass web application firewalls and protection systems.
- WhatWeb - Website fingerprinter.
- wafw00f - Identifies and fingerprints Web Application Firewall (WAF) products.
- webscreenshot - Simple script to take screenshots of websites from a list of sites.
- BlindElephant - Web application fingerprinter.
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Operating System Distributions
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Web application and resource analysis tools
- Android Tamer - Distribution built for Android security professionals that includes tools required for Android security testing.
- ArchStrike - Arch GNU/Linux repository for security professionals and enthusiasts.
- AttifyOS - GNU/Linux distribution focused on tools useful during Internet of Things (IoT) security assessments.
- BlackArch - Arch GNU/Linux-based distribution for penetration testers and security researchers.
- Buscador - GNU/Linux virtual machine that is pre-configured for online investigators.
- Kali - Rolling Debian-based GNU/Linux distribution designed for penetration testing and digital forensics.
- Parrot - Distribution similar to Kali, with support for multiple hardware architectures.
- PentestBox - Open source pre-configured portable penetration testing environment for the Windows Operating System.
- The Pentesters Framework - Distro organized around the Penetration Testing Execution Standard (PTES), providing a curated collection of utilities that omits less frequently used utilities.
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Periodicals
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Web application and resource analysis tools
- 2600: The Hacker Quarterly - American publication about technology and computer "underground" culture.
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Physical Access Tools
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Web application and resource analysis tools
- AT Commands - Use AT commands over an Android device's USB port to rewrite device firmware, bypass security mechanisms, exfiltrate sensitive information, perform screen unlocks, and inject touch events.
- PCILeech - Uses PCIe hardware devices to read and write from the target system memory via Direct Memory Access (DMA) over PCIe.
- Poisontap - Siphons cookies, exposes internal (LAN-side) router and installs web backdoor on locked computers.
- Proxmark3 - RFID/NFC cloning, replay, and spoofing toolkit often used for analyzing and attacking proximity cards/readers, wireless keys/keyfobs, and more.
- Thunderclap - Open source I/O security research platform for auditing physical DMA-enabled hardware peripheral ports.
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Privilege Escalation Tools
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Password Spraying Tools
- DomainPasswordSpray - Tool written in PowerShell to perform a password spray attack against users of a domain.
- SprayingToolkit - Scripts to make password spraying attacks against Lync/S4B, Outlook Web Access (OWA) and Office 365 (O365) a lot quicker, less painful and more efficient.
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Web application and resource analysis tools
- Active Directory and Privilege Escalation (ADAPE) - Umbrella script that automates numerous useful PowerShell modules to discover security misconfigurations and attempt privilege escalation against Active Directory.
- GTFOBins - Curated list of Unix binaries that can be used to bypass local security restrictions in misconfigured systems.
- LOLBAS (Living Off The Land Binaries and Scripts) - Documents binaries, scripts, and libraries that can be used for "Living Off The Land" techniques, i.e., binaries that can be used by an attacker to perform actions beyond their original purpose.
- LinEnum - Scripted local Linux enumeration and privilege escalation checker useful for auditing a host and during CTF gaming.
- Postenum - Shell script used for enumerating possible privilege escalation opportunities on a local GNU/Linux system.
- unix-privesc-check - Shell script to check for simple privilege escalation vectors on UNIX systems.
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Reverse Engineering
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Password Spraying Tools
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Reverse Engineering Books
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Reverse Engineering Tools
- angr - Platform-agnostic binary analysis framework.
- Capstone - Lightweight multi-platform, multi-architecture disassembly framework.
- Detect It Easy(DiE) - Program for determining types of files for Windows, Linux and MacOS.
- Immunity Debugger - Powerful way to write exploits and analyze malware.
- Medusa - Open source, cross-platform interactive disassembler.
- OllyDbg - x86 debugger for Windows binaries that emphasizes binary code analysis.
- PyREBox - Python scriptable Reverse Engineering sandbox by Cisco-Talos.
- UEFITool - UEFI firmware image viewer and editor.
- Voltron - Extensible debugger UI toolkit written in Python.
- boxxy - Linkable sandbox explorer.
- dnSpy - Tool to reverse engineer .NET assemblies.
- pwndbg - GDB plug-in that eases debugging with GDB, with a focus on features needed by low-level software developers, hardware hackers, reverse-engineers, and exploit developers.
- rVMI - Debugger on steroids; inspect userspace processes, kernel drivers, and preboot environments in a single tool.
- binwalk - Fast, easy to use tool for analyzing, reverse engineering, and extracting firmware images.
- plasma - Interactive disassembler for x86/ARM/MIPS. Generates indented pseudo-code with colored syntax code.
- Radare2 - Open source, crossplatform reverse engineering framework.
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Security Education Courses
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Reverse Engineering Tools
- Offensive Security Training - Training from BackTrack/Kali developers.
- Roppers Academy Training - Free courses on computing and security fundamentals designed to train a beginner to crush their first CTF.
- SANS Security Training - Computer Security Training & Certification.
- ARIZONA CYBER WARFARE RANGE - 24x7 live fire exercises for beginners through real world operations; capability for upward progression into the real world of cyber warfare.
- Open Security Training - Training material for computer security classes.
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Shellcoding Guides and Tutorials
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Reverse Engineering Tools
- Exploit Writing Tutorials - Tutorials on how to develop exploits.
- Shellcode Examples - Shellcodes database.
- The Shellcoder's Handbook by Chris Anley et al., 2007
- Shellcode Tutorial - Tutorial on how to write shellcode.
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Side-channel Tools
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Reverse Engineering Tools
- SGX-Step - Open-source framework to facilitate side-channel attack research on Intel x86 processors in general and Intel SGX (Software Guard Extensions) platforms in particular.
- TRRespass - Many-sided rowhammer tool suite able to reverse engineer the contents of DDR3 and DDR4 memory chips protected by Target Row Refresh mitigations.
- ChipWhisperer - Complete open-source toolchain for side-channel power analysis and glitching attacks.
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Social Engineering
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Reverse Engineering Tools
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Social Engineering Books
- Social Engineering in IT Security: Tools, Tactics, and Techniques by Sharon Conheady, 2014
- The Art of Deception by Kevin D. Mitnick & William L. Simon, 2002
- The Art of Intrusion by Kevin D. Mitnick & William L. Simon, 2005
- Unmasking the Social Engineer: The Human Element of Security by Christopher Hadnagy, 2014
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Social Engineering Tools
- Beelogger - Tool for generating keylooger.
- Catphish - Tool for phishing and corporate espionage written in Ruby.
- Evilginx2 - Standalone Machine-in-the-Middle (MitM) reverse proxy attack framework for setting up phishing pages capable of defeating most forms of 2FA security schemes.
- FiercePhish - Full-fledged phishing framework to manage all phishing engagements.
- King Phisher - Phishing campaign toolkit used for creating and managing multiple simultaneous phishing attacks with custom email and server content.
- Modlishka - Flexible and powerful reverse proxy with real-time two-factor authentication.
- Social Engineer Toolkit (SET) - Open source pentesting framework designed for social engineering featuring a number of custom attack vectors to make believable attacks quickly.
- SocialFish - Social media phishing framework that can run on an Android phone or in a Docker container.
- phishery - TLS/SSL enabled Basic Auth credential harvester.
- wifiphisher - Automated phishing attacks against WiFi networks.
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