A collection of awesome penetration testing resources.

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• Anonymity Tools
• Anti-virus Evasion Tools
• Books
  • Defensive Programming Books
  • Hacker's Handbook Series Books
  • Lock Picking Books
  • Malware Analysis Books
  • Network Analysis Books
  • Penetration Testing Books
  • Reverse Engineering Books
  • Social Engineering Books
  • Windows Books
• CTF Tools
• Collaboration Tools
• Conferences and Events
• Docker Containers
  • Docker Containers of Intentionally Vulnerable Systems
  • Docker Containers of Penetration Testing Distributions and Tools
• File Format Analysis Tools
• GNU/Linux Utilities
• Hash Cracking Tools
• Hex Editors
• Industrial Control and SCADA Systems
• Multi-paradigm Frameworks
• Network Tools
  • DDoS Tools
  • Exfiltration Tools
  • Network Reconnaissance Tools
  • Protocol Analyzers and Sniffers
  • Network Traffic Replay and Editing Tools
  • Proxies and Machine-in-the-Middle (MITM) Tools
  • Transport Layer Security Tools
  • Wireless Network Tools
• Network Vulnerability Scanners
  • Web Vulnerability Scanners
• OSINT Tools
• Online Resources
  • Online Code Samples and Examples
  • Online Exploit Development Resources
  • Online Lock Picking Resources
  • Online Open Sources Intelligence (OSINT) Resources
  • Online Operating Systems Resources
  • Online Penetration Testing Resources
  • Online Social Engineering Resources
  • Other Lists Online
  • Penetration Testing Report Templates
• Operating System Distributions
• Periodicals
• Physical Access Tools
• Reverse Engineering Tools
• Security Education Courses
• Side-channel Tools
• Social Engineering Tools
• Static Analyzers
• Vulnerability Databases
• Web Exploitation
• Android Utilities
• Windows Utilities
• macOS Utilities

• I2P - The Invisible Internet Project.
• Nipe - Script to redirect all traffic from the machine to the Tor network.
• OnionScan - Tool for investigating the Dark Web by finding operational security issues introduced by Tor hidden service operators.
• Tor - Free software and onion routed overlay network that helps you defend against traffic analysis.
• What Every Browser Knows About You - Comprehensive detection page to test your own Web browser's configuration for privacy and identity leaks.
• dos-over-tor - Proof of concept denial of service over Tor stress test tool.
• kalitorify - Transparent proxy through Tor for Kali Linux OS.

• AntiVirus Evasion Tool (AVET) - Post-process exploits containing executable files targeted for Windows machines to avoid being recognized by antivirus software.
• CarbonCopy - Tool that creates a spoofed certificate of any online website and signs an Executable for AV evasion.
• Hyperion - Runtime encryptor for 32-bit portable executables ("PE .exes").
• Shellter - Dynamic shellcode injection tool, and the first truly dynamic PE infector ever created.
• UniByAv - Simple obfuscator that takes raw shellcode and generates Anti-Virus friendly executables by using a brute-forcable, 32-bit XOR key.
• Veil - Generate metasploit payloads that bypass common anti-virus solutions.
• peCloak.py - Automates the process of hiding a malicious Windows executable from antivirus (AV) detection.
• peCloakCapstone - Multi-platform fork of the peCloak.py automated malware antivirus evasion tool.
• shellsploit - Generates custom shellcode, backdoors, injectors, optionally obfuscates every byte via encoders.

See also DEF CON Suggested Reading.

• Holistic Info-Sec for Web Developers (Fascicle 0)
• Holistic Info-Sec for Web Developers (Fascicle 1)

• Android Hacker's Handbook by Joshua J. Drake et al., 2014
• Car Hacker's Handbook by Craig Smith, 2016
• The Browser Hacker's Handbook by Wade Alcorn et al., 2014
• The Database Hacker's Handbook, David Litchfield et al., 2005
• The Mac Hacker's Handbook by Charlie Miller & Dino Dai Zovi, 2009
• The Mobile Application Hacker's Handbook by Dominic Chell et al., 2015
• The Shellcoder's Handbook by Chris Anley et al., 2007
• The Web Application Hacker's Handbook by D. Stuttard, M. Pinto, 2011
• iOS Hacker's Handbook by Charlie Miller et al., 2012

• Eddie the Wire books
• Keys to the Kingdom by Deviant Ollam, 2012
• Lock Picking: Detail Overkill by Solomon
• Practical Lock Picking by Deviant Ollam, 2012

• Malware Analyst's Cookbook and DVD by Michael Hale Ligh et al., 2010
• Practical Malware Analysis by Michael Sikorski & Andrew Honig, 2012
• The Art of Memory Forensics by Michael Hale Ligh et al., 2014

• Network Forensics: Tracking Hackers through Cyberspace by Sherri Davidoff & Jonathan Ham, 2012
• Nmap Network Scanning by Gordon Fyodor Lyon, 2009
• Practical Packet Analysis by Chris Sanders, 2011
• Wireshark Network Analysis by by Laura Chappell & Gerald Combs, 2012

• Advanced Penetration Testing by Wil Allsopp, 2017
• Advanced Penetration Testing for Highly-Secured Environments by Lee Allen, 2012
• Advanced Persistent Threat Hacking: The Art and Science of Hacking Any Organization by Tyler Wrightson, 2014
• Black Hat Python: Python Programming for Hackers and Pentesters by Justin Seitz, 2014
• Btfm: Blue Team Field Manual by Alan J White & Ben Clark, 2017
• Bug Hunter's Diary by Tobias Klein, 2011
• Fuzzing: Brute Force Vulnerability Discovery by Michael Sutton et al., 2007
• Metasploit: The Penetration Tester's Guide by David Kennedy et al., 2011
• Penetration Testing: A Hands-On Introduction to Hacking by Georgia Weidman, 2014
• Penetration Testing: Procedures & Methodologies by EC-Council, 2010
• Professional Penetration Testing by Thomas Wilhelm, 2013
• Rtfm: Red Team Field Manual by Ben Clark, 2014
• The Art of Exploitation by Jon Erickson, 2008
• The Basics of Hacking and Penetration Testing by Patrick Engebretson, 2013
• The Hacker Playbook by Peter Kim, 2014
• Unauthorised Access: Physical Penetration Testing For IT Security Teams by Wil Allsopp, 2010
• Violent Python by TJ O'Connor, 2012

• Gray Hat Hacking The Ethical Hacker's Handbook by Daniel Regalado et al., 2015
• Hacking the Xbox by Andrew Huang, 2003
• Practical Reverse Engineering by Bruce Dang et al., 2014
• Reverse Engineering for Beginners by Dennis Yurichev
• The IDA Pro Book by Chris Eagle, 2011

• Ghost in the Wires by Kevin D. Mitnick & William L. Simon, 2011
• No Tech Hacking by Johnny Long & Jack Wiles, 2008
• 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

• Troubleshooting with the Windows Sysinternals Tools by Mark Russinovich & Aaron Margosis, 2016
• Windows Internals by Mark Russinovich et al., 2012

• Pwntools - Rapid exploit development framework built for use in CTFs.
• RsaCtfTool - Decrypt data enciphered using weak RSA keys, and recover private keys from public keys using a variety of automated attacks.
• ctf-tools - Collection of setup scripts to install various security research tools easily and quickly deployable to new machines.
• shellpop - Easily generate sophisticated reverse or bind shell commands to help you save time during penetration tests.

• RedELK - Track and alarm about Blue Team activities while providing better usability in long term offensive operations.

• 44Con - Annual Security Conference held in London.
• AppSecUSA - Annual conference organized by OWASP.
• BSides - Framework for organising and holding security conferences.
• BalCCon - Balkan Computer Congress, annually held in Novi Sad, Serbia.
• Black Hat - Annual security conference in Las Vegas.
• BruCON - Annual security conference in Belgium.
• CCC - Annual meeting of the international hacker scene in Germany.
• CHCon - Christchurch Hacker Con, Only South Island of New Zealand hacker con.
• CarolinaCon - Infosec conference, held annually in North Carolina.
• DEF CON - Annual hacker convention in Las Vegas.
• DeepSec - Security Conference in Vienna, Austria.
• DefCamp - Largest Security Conference in Eastern Europe, held annually in Bucharest, Romania.
• DerbyCon - Annual hacker conference based in Louisville.
• Ekoparty - Largest Security Conference in Latin America, held annually in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
• FSec - FSec - Croatian Information Security Gathering in Varaždin, Croatia.
• HITB - Deep-knowledge security conference held in Malaysia and The Netherlands.
• Hack.lu - Annual conference held in Luxembourg.
• Hackfest - Largest hacking conference in Canada.
• Infosecurity Europe - Europe's number one information security event, held in London, UK.
• LayerOne - Annual US security conference held every spring in Los Angeles.
• Nullcon - Annual conference in Delhi and Goa, India.
• PhreakNIC - Technology conference held annually in middle Tennessee.
• RSA Conference USA - Annual security conference in San Francisco, California, USA.
• SECUINSIDE - Security Conference in Seoul.
• ShmooCon - Annual US East coast hacker convention.
• SkyDogCon - Technology conference in Nashville.
• SummerCon - One of the oldest hacker conventions, held during Summer.
• Swiss Cyber Storm - Annual security conference in Lucerne, Switzerland.
• ThotCon - Annual US hacker conference held in Chicago.
• Troopers - Annual international IT Security event with workshops held in Heidelberg, Germany.
• Virus Bulletin Conference - Annual conference going to be held in Denver, USA for 2016.

• Damn Vulnerable Web Application (DVWA) - docker pull citizenstig/dvwa.
• OWASP Juice Shop - docker pull bkimminich/juice-shop.
• OWASP Mutillidae II Web Pen-Test Practice Application - docker pull citizenstig/nowasp.
• OWASP NodeGoat - docker-compose build && docker-compose up.
• OWASP Security Shepherd - docker pull ismisepaul/securityshepherd.
• OWASP WebGoat Project 7.1 docker image - docker pull webgoat/webgoat-7.1.
• OWASP WebGoat Project 8.0 docker image - docker pull webgoat/webgoat-8.0.
• Vulnerability as a service: Heartbleed - docker pull hmlio/vaas-cve-2014-0160.
• Vulnerability as a service: SambaCry - docker pull vulnerables/cve-2017-7494.
• Vulnerability as a service: Shellshock - docker pull hmlio/vaas-cve-2014-6271.
• Vulnerable WordPress Installation - docker pull wpscanteam/vulnerablewordpress.

• Docker Bench for Security - docker pull diogomonica/docker-bench-security.
• Official Kali Linux - docker pull kalilinux/kali-linux-docker.
• Official OWASP ZAP - docker pull owasp/zap2docker-stable.
• Official WPScan - docker pull wpscanteam/wpscan.
• Security Ninjas - docker pull opendns/security-ninjas.
• docker-metasploit - docker pull phocean/msf.

• Hachoir - Python library to view and edit a binary stream as tree of fields and tools for metadata extraction.
• Kaitai Struct - File formats and network protocols dissection language and web IDE, generating parsers in C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby.
• Veles - Binary data visualization and analysis tool.

• Hwacha - Post-exploitation tool to quickly execute payloads via SSH on one or more Linux systems simultaneously.
• LinEnum - Scripted local Linux enumeration and privilege escalation checker useful for auditing a host and during CTF gaming.
• Linux Exploit Suggester - Heuristic reporting on potentially viable exploits for a given GNU/Linux system.
• Lynis - Auditing tool for UNIX-based systems.
• checksec.sh - Shell script designed to test what standard Linux OS and PaX security features are being used.
• unix-privesc-check - Shell script to check for simple privilege escalation vectors on UNIX systems.

• BruteForce Wallet - Find the password of an encrypted wallet file (i.e. wallet.dat).
• CeWL - Generates custom wordlists by spidering a target's website and collecting unique words.
• Hashcat - The more fast hash cracker.
• JWT Cracker - Simple HS256 JSON Web Token (JWT) token brute force cracker.
• John the Ripper - Fast password cracker.
• Rar Crack - RAR bruteforce cracker.
• StegCracker - Steganography brute-force utility to uncover hidden data inside files.

• 0xED - Native macOS hex editor that supports plug-ins to display custom data types.
• Bless - High quality, full featured, cross-platform graphical hex editor written in Gtk#.
• Frhed - Binary file editor for Windows.
• Hex Fiend - Fast, open source, hex editor for macOS with support for viewing binary diffs.
• HexEdit.js - Browser-based hex editing.
• Hexinator - World's finest (proprietary, commercial) Hex Editor.
• hexedit - Simple, fast, console-based hex editor.
• wxHexEditor - Free GUI hex editor for GNU/Linux, macOS, and Windows.

See also awesome-industrial-control-system-security.

• Industrial Exploitation Framework (ISF) - Metasploit-like exploit framework based on routersploit designed to target Industrial Control Systems (ICS), SCADA devices, PLC firmware, and more.
• s7scan - Scanner for enumerating Siemens S7 PLCs on a TCP/IP or LLC network.

• Armitage - Java-based GUI front-end for the Metasploit Framework.
• AutoSploit - Automated mass exploiter, which collects target by employing the Shodan.io API and programmatically chooses Metasploit exploit modules based on the Shodan query.
• Decker - Penetration testing orchestration and automation framework, which allows writing declarative, reusable configurations capable of ingesting variables and using outputs of tools it has run as inputs to others.
• Faraday - Multiuser integrated pentesting environment for red teams performing cooperative penetration tests, security audits, and risk assessments.
• Metasploit - Software for offensive security teams to help verify vulnerabilities and manage security assessments.
• Pupy - Cross-platform (Windows, Linux, macOS, Android) remote administration and post-exploitation tool.

• CrackMapExec - Swiss army knife for pentesting networks.
• IKEForce - Command line IPSEC VPN brute forcing tool for Linux that allows group name/ID enumeration and XAUTH brute forcing capabilities.
• Intercepter-NG - Multifunctional network toolkit.
• Legion - Graphical semi-automated discovery and reconnaissance framework based on Python 3 and forked from SPARTA.
• Network-Tools.com - Website offering an interface to numerous basic network utilities like ping, traceroute, whois, and more.
• Praeda - Automated multi-function printer data harvester for gathering usable data during security assessments.
• Printer Exploitation Toolkit (PRET) - Tool for printer security testing capable of IP and USB connectivity, fuzzing, and exploitation of PostScript, PJL, and PCL printer language features.
• SPARTA - Graphical interface offering scriptable, configurable access to existing network infrastructure scanning and enumeration tools.
• THC Hydra - Online password cracking tool with built-in support for many network protocols, including HTTP, SMB, FTP, telnet, ICQ, MySQL, LDAP, IMAP, VNC, and more.
• Zarp - Network attack tool centered around the exploitation of local networks.
• dnstwist - Domain name permutation engine for detecting typo squatting, phishing and corporate espionage.
• dsniff - Collection of tools for network auditing and pentesting.
• impacket - Collection of Python classes for working with network protocols.
• routersploit - Open source exploitation framework similar to Metasploit but dedicated to embedded devices.
• rshijack - TCP connection hijacker, Rust rewrite of shijack.

• Anevicon - Powerful UDP-based load generator, written in Rust.
• HOIC - Updated version of Low Orbit Ion Cannon, has 'boosters' to get around common counter measures.
• JS LOIC - JavaScript in-browser version of LOIC.
• LOIC - Open source network stress tool for Windows.
• Memcrashed - DDoS attack tool for sending forged UDP packets to vulnerable Memcached servers obtained using Shodan API.
• SlowLoris - DoS tool that uses low bandwidth on the attacking side.
• T50 - Faster network stress tool.
• UFONet - Abuses OSI layer 7 HTTP to create/manage 'zombies' and to conduct different attacks using; GET/POST, multithreading, proxies, origin spoofing methods, cache evasion techniques, etc.

• Cloakify - Textual steganography toolkit that converts any filetype into lists of everyday strings.
• DET - Proof of concept to perform data exfiltration using either single or multiple channel(s) at the same time.
• Iodine - Tunnel IPv4 data through a DNS server; useful for exfiltration from networks where Internet access is firewalled, but DNS queries are allowed.
• TrevorC2 - Client/server tool for masking command and control and data exfiltration through a normally browsable website, not typical HTTP POST requests.
• pwnat - Punches holes in firewalls and NATs.
• tgcd - Simple Unix network utility to extend the accessibility of TCP/IP based network services beyond firewalls.

• ACLight - Script for advanced discovery of sensitive Privileged Accounts - includes Shadow Admins.
• CloudFail - Unmask server IP addresses hidden behind Cloudflare by searching old database records and detecting misconfigured DNS.
• DNSDumpster - Online DNS recon and search service.
• Mass Scan - TCP port scanner, spews SYN packets asynchronously, scanning entire Internet in under 5 minutes.
• ScanCannon - Python script to quickly enumerate large networks by calling masscan to quickly identify open ports and then nmap to gain details on the systems/services on those ports.
• XRay - Network (sub)domain discovery and reconnaissance automation tool.
• dnsenum - Perl script that enumerates DNS information from a domain, attempts zone transfers, performs a brute force dictionary style attack, and then performs reverse look-ups on the results.
• dnsmap - Passive DNS network mapper.
• dnsrecon - DNS enumeration script.
• dnstracer - Determines where a given DNS server gets its information from, and follows the chain of DNS servers.
• fierce - Python3 port of the original fierce.pl DNS reconnaissance tool for locating non-contiguous IP space.
• nmap - Free security scanner for network exploration & security audits.
• passivedns-client - Library and query tool for querying several passive DNS providers.
• passivedns - Network sniffer that logs all DNS server replies for use in a passive DNS setup.
• scanless - Utility for using websites to perform port scans on your behalf so as not to reveal your own IP.
• smbmap - Handy SMB enumeration tool.
• zmap - Open source network scanner that enables researchers to easily perform Internet-wide network studies.

• Debookee - Simple and powerful network traffic analyzer for macOS.
• Dripcap - Caffeinated packet analyzer.
• Dshell - Network forensic analysis framework.
• Netzob - Reverse engineering, traffic generation and fuzzing of communication protocols.
• Wireshark - Widely-used graphical, cross-platform network protocol analyzer.
• netsniff-ng - Swiss army knife for for network sniffing.
• sniffglue - Secure multithreaded packet sniffer.
• tcpdump/libpcap - Common packet analyzer that runs under the command line.

• TraceWrangler - Network capture file toolkit that can edit and merge pcap or pcapng files with batch editing features.
• WireEdit - Full stack WYSIWYG pcap editor (requires a free license to edit packets).
• bittwist - Simple yet powerful libpcap-based Ethernet packet generator useful in simulating networking traffic or scenario, testing firewall, IDS, and IPS, and troubleshooting various network problems.
• hping3 - Network tool able to send custom TCP/IP packets.
• pig - GNU/Linux packet crafting tool.
• scapy - Python-based interactive packet manipulation program and library.
• tcpreplay - Suite of free Open Source utilities for editing and replaying previously captured network traffic.

• BetterCAP - Modular, portable and easily extensible MITM framework.
• Ettercap - Comprehensive, mature suite for machine-in-the-middle attacks.
• Habu - Python utility implementing a variety of network attacks, such as ARP poisoning, DHCP starvation, and more.
• Lambda-Proxy - Utility for testing SQL Injection vulnerabilities on AWS Lambda serverless functions.
• MITMf - Framework for Man-In-The-Middle attacks.
• Morpheus - Automated ettercap TCP/IP Hijacking tool.
• SSH MITM - Intercept SSH connections with a proxy; all plaintext passwords and sessions are logged to disk.
• dnschef - Highly configurable DNS proxy for pentesters.
• evilgrade - Modular framework to take advantage of poor upgrade implementations by injecting fake updates.
• mallory - HTTP/HTTPS proxy over SSH.
• mitmproxy - Interactive TLS-capable intercepting HTTP proxy for penetration testers and software developers.
• 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.

• 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.
• 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.
• tls_prober - Fingerprint a server's SSL/TLS implementation.

• 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.
• wifi-arsenal - Resources for Wi-Fi Pentesting.

• celerystalk - Asynchronous enumeration and vulnerability scanner that "runs all the tools on all the hosts" in a configurable manner.
• Nessus - Commercial vulnerability management, configuration, and compliance assessment platform, sold by Tenable.
• 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.
• OpenVAS - Free software implementation of the popular Nessus vulnerability assessment system.
• Vuls - Agentless vulnerability scanner for GNU/Linux and FreeBSD, written in Go.

• ACSTIS - Automated client-side template injection (sandbox escape/bypass) detection for AngularJS.
• Arachni - Scriptable framework for evaluating the security of web applications.
• JCS - Joomla Vulnerability Component Scanner with automatic database updater from exploitdb and packetstorm.
• Netsparker Application Security Scanner - Application security scanner to automatically find security flaws.
• Nikto - Noisy but fast black box web server and web application vulnerability scanner.
• SQLmate - Friend of sqlmap that identifies SQLi vulnerabilities based on a given dork and (optional) website.
• SecApps - In-browser web application security testing suite.
• WPScan - Black box WordPress vulnerability scanner.
• Wapiti - Black box web application vulnerability scanner with built-in fuzzer.
• WebReaver - Commercial, graphical web application vulnerability scanner designed for macOS.
• cms-explorer - Reveal the specific modules, plugins, components and themes that various websites powered by content management systems are running.
• joomscan - Joomla vulnerability scanner.
• w3af - Web application attack and audit framework.

• AQUATONE - Subdomain discovery tool utilizing various open sources producing a report that can be used as input to other tools.
• BinGoo - GNU/Linux bash based Bing and Google Dorking Tool.
• Censys - Collects data on hosts and websites through daily ZMap and ZGrab scans.
• DataSploit - OSINT visualizer utilizing Shodan, Censys, Clearbit, EmailHunter, FullContact, and Zoomeye behind the scenes.
• dorkbot - Command-line tool to scan Google (or other) search results for vulnerabilities.
• FOCA (Fingerprinting Organizations with Collected Archives) - Automated document harvester that searches Google, Bing, and DuckDuckGo to find and extrapolate internal company organizational structures.
• GooDork - Command line Google dorking tool.
• Google Hacking Database - Database of Google dorks; can be used for recon.
• GyoiThon - GyoiThon is an Intelligence Gathering tool using Machine Learning.
• Hunter.io - Data broker providing a Web search interface for discovering the email addresses and other organizational details of a company.
• Intrigue - Automated OSINT & Attack Surface discovery framework with powerful API, UI and CLI.
• Maltego - Proprietary software for open source intelligence and forensics, from Paterva.
• OWASP Amass - Subdomain enumeration via scraping, web archives, brute forcing, permutations, reverse DNS sweeping, TLS certificates, passive DNS data sources, etc.
• PacketTotal - Simple, free, high-quality packet capture file analysis facilitating the quick detection of network-borne malware (using Bro and Suricata IDS signatures under the hood).
• Shodan - World's first search engine for Internet-connected devices.
• SimplyEmail - Email recon made fast and easy.
• Sn1per - Automated Pentest Recon Scanner.
• Spiderfoot - Multi-source OSINT automation tool with a Web UI and report visualizations.
• 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.
• ZoomEye - Search engine for cyberspace that lets the user find specific network components.
• creepy - Geolocation OSINT tool.
• dork-cli - Command line Google dork tool.
• dorks - Google hack database automation tool.
• fast-recon - Perform Google dorks against a domain.
• gOSINT - OSINT tool with multiple modules and a telegram scraper.
• github-dorks - CLI tool to scan GitHub repos/organizations for potential sensitive information leaks.
• image-match - Quickly search over billions of images.
• metagoofil - Metadata harvester.
• pagodo - Automate Google Hacking Database scraping.
• recon-ng - Full-featured Web Reconnaissance framework written in Python.
• sn0int - Semi-automatic OSINT framework and package manager.
• snitch - Information gathering via dorks.
• surfraw - Fast UNIX command line interface to a variety of popular WWW search engines.
• theHarvester - E-mail, subdomain and people names harvester.
• vcsmap - Plugin-based tool to scan public version control systems for sensitive information.
• 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.

• goHackTools - Hacker tools on Go (Golang).

• Exploit Writing Tutorials - Tutorials on how to develop exploits.
• Shellcode Examples - Shellcodes database.
• Shellcode Tutorial - Tutorial on how to write shellcode.

• /r/lockpicking - Resources for learning lockpicking, equipment recommendations.
• Schuyler Towne channel - Lockpicking videos and security talks.
• bosnianbill - Instructional lockpicking videos made by an expert.

• 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.
• Intel Techniques - Collection of OSINT tools. Menu on the left can be used to navigate through the categories.
• NetBootcamp OSINT Tools - Collection of OSINT links and custom Web interfaces to other services.
• OSINT Framework - Collection of various OSINT tools broken out by category.
• WiGLE.net - Information about wireless networks world-wide, with user-friendly desktop and web applications.

• DistroWatch.com's Security Category - Website dedicated to talking about, reviewing, and keeping up to date with open source operating systems.

• InfoSec Institute - IT and security articles.
• MITRE's Adversarial Tactics, Techniques & Common Knowledge (ATT&CK) - Curated knowledge base and model for cyber adversary behavior.
• Metasploit Unleashed - Free Offensive Security Metasploit course.
• Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) - Worldwide not-for-profit charitable organization focused on improving the security of especially Web-based and Application-layer software.
• PENTEST-WIKI - Free online security knowledge library for pentesters and researchers.
• Penetration Testing Execution Standard (PTES) - Documentation designed to provide a common language and scope for performing and reporting the results of a penetration test.
• Penetration Testing Framework (PTF) - Outline for performing penetration tests compiled as a general framework usable by vulnerability analysts and penetration testers alike.
• XSS-Payloads - Resource dedicated to all things XSS (cross-site), including payloads, tools, games, and documentation.

• Social Engineering Framework - Information resource for social engineers.

• .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 Lockpicking - Awesome guides, tools, and other resources about the security and compromise of locks, safes, and keys.
• Awesome Shodan Queries - Awesome list of useful, funny, and depressing search queries for Shodan.
• 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.
• Security-related Operating Systems - List of security related operating systems.
• JavaScript Programming - In-browser development and scripting.
• Kali Linux Tools - List of tools present in Kali Linux.
• Malware Analysis - Tools and resources for analysts.
• Node.js Programming by @sindresorhus - Curated list of delightful Node.js packages and resources.
• OSINT - Awesome OSINT list containing great resources.
• PCAP Tools - Tools for processing network traffic.
• 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.
• 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.
• SecTools - Top 125 Network Security Tools.
• 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.

• 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.

• 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.
• BackBox - Ubuntu-based distribution for penetration tests and 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.
• Network Security Toolkit (NST) - Fedora-based GNU/Linux bootable live Operating System designed to provide easy access to best-of-breed open source network security applications.
• 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.

• 2600: The Hacker Quarterly - American publication about technology and computer "underground" culture.
• Phrack Magazine - By far the longest running hacker zine.

• 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.
• Bash Bunny - Local exploit delivery tool in the form of a USB thumbdrive in which you write payloads in a DSL called BunnyScript.
• LAN Turtle - Covert "USB Ethernet Adapter" that provides remote access, network intelligence gathering, and MITM capabilities when installed in a local network.
• PCILeech - Uses PCIe hardware devices to read and write from the target system memory via Direct Memory Access (DMA) over PCIe.
• Packet Squirrel - Ethernet multi-tool designed to enable covert remote access, painless packet captures, and secure VPN connections with the flip of a switch.
• 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.
• USB Rubber Ducky - Customizable keystroke injection attack platform masquerading as a USB thumbdrive.
• WiFi Pineapple - Wireless auditing and penetration testing platform.

See also awesome-reversing.

• Capstone - Lightweight multi-platform, multi-architecture disassembly framework.
• Evan's Debugger - OllyDbg-like debugger for GNU/Linux.
• Frida - Dynamic instrumentation toolkit for developers, reverse-engineers, and security researchers.
• Ghidra - Suite of free software reverse engineering tools developed by NSA's Research Directorate originally exposed in WikiLeaks's "Vault 7" publication and now maintained as open source software.
• Immunity Debugger - Powerful way to write exploits and analyze malware.
• Interactive Disassembler (IDA Pro) - Proprietary multi-processor disassembler and debugger for Windows, GNU/Linux, or macOS; also has a free version, IDA Free.
• 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.
• Radare2 - Open source, crossplatform reverse engineering framework.
• UEFITool - UEFI firmware image viewer and editor.
• Voltron - Extensible debugger UI toolkit written in Python.
• WDK/WinDbg - Windows Driver Kit and WinDbg.
• binwalk - Fast, easy to use tool for analyzing, reverse engineering, and extracting firmware images.
• boxxy - Linkable sandbox explorer.
• dnSpy - Tool to reverse engineer .NET assemblies.
• peda - Python Exploit Development Assistance for GDB.
• plasma - Interactive disassembler for x86/ARM/MIPS. Generates indented pseudo-code with colored syntax code.
• 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.
• x64dbg - Open source x64/x32 debugger for windows.

• 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.
• CTF Field Guide - Everything you need to win your next CTF competition.
• Cybrary - Free courses in ethical hacking and advanced penetration testing. Advanced penetration testing courses are based on the book 'Penetration Testing for Highly Secured Environments'.
• European Union Agency for Network and Information Security - ENISA Cyber Security Training material.
• Offensive Security Training - Training from BackTrack/Kali developers.
• Open Security Training - Training material for computer security classes.
• SANS Security Training - Computer Security Training & Certification.

• ChipWhisperer - Complete open-source toolchain for side-channel power analysis and glitching attacks.

• Beelogger - Tool for generating keylooger.
• Catphish - Tool for phishing and corporate espionage written in Ruby.
• Evilginx2 - Standalone man-in-the-middle attack framework.
• Evilginx - MITM attack framework used for phishing credentials and session cookies from any Web service.
• FiercePhish - Full-fledged phishing framework to manage all phishing engagements.
• Gophish - Open-source phishing framework.
• 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.
• ReelPhish - Real-time two-factor phishing tool.
• ShellPhish - Social media site cloner and phishing tool built atop SocialFish.
• 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.

• Brakeman - Static analysis security vulnerability scanner for Ruby on Rails applications.
• FindBugs - Free software static analyzer to look for bugs in Java code.
• Progpilot - Static security analysis tool for PHP code.
• RegEx-DoS - Analyzes source code for Regular Expressions susceptible to Denial of Service attacks.
• bandit - Security oriented static analyser for Python code.
• cppcheck - Extensible C/C++ static analyzer focused on finding bugs.
• sobelow - Security-focused static analysis for the Phoenix Framework.
• cwe_checker - Suite of tools built atop the Binary Analysis Platform (BAP) to heuristically detect CWEs in compiled binaries and firmware.

• Bugtraq (BID) - Software security bug identification database compiled from submissions to the SecurityFocus mailing list and other sources, operated by Symantec, Inc.
• CXSecurity - Archive of published CVE and Bugtraq software vulnerabilities cross-referenced with a Google dork database for discovering the listed vulnerability.
• China National Vulnerability Database (CNNVD) - Chinese government-run vulnerability database analoguous to the United States's CVE database hosted by Mitre Corporation.
• Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) - Dictionary of common names (i.e., CVE Identifiers) for publicly known security vulnerabilities.
• Distributed Weakness Filing (DWF) - Federated CNA (CVE Number Authority) mirroring MITRE's CVE database and offering additional CVE-equivalent numbers to otherwise out-of-scope vulnerability disclosures.
• Exploit-DB - Non-profit project hosting exploits for software vulnerabilities, provided as a public service by Offensive Security.
• Full-Disclosure - Public, vendor-neutral forum for detailed discussion of vulnerabilities, often publishes details before many other sources.
• HPI-VDB - Aggregator of cross-referenced software vulnerabilities offering free-of-charge API access, provided by the Hasso-Plattner Institute, Potsdam.
• Inj3ct0r - Exploit marketplace and vulnerability information aggregator. (Onion service.)
• Microsoft Security Advisories - Archive of security advisories impacting Microsoft software.
• Microsoft Security Bulletins - Announcements of security issues discovered in Microsoft software, published by the Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC).
• Mozilla Foundation Security Advisories - Archive of security advisories impacting Mozilla software, including the Firefox Web Browser.
• National Vulnerability Database (NVD) - United States government's National Vulnerability Database provides additional meta-data (CPE, CVSS scoring) of the standard CVE List along with a fine-grained search engine.
• Packet Storm - Compendium of exploits, advisories, tools, and other security-related resources aggregated from across the industry.
• SecuriTeam - Independent source of software vulnerability information.
• US-CERT Vulnerability Notes Database - Summaries, technical details, remediation information, and lists of vendors affected by software vulnerabilities, aggregated by the United States Computer Emergency Response Team (US-CERT).
• Vulnerability Lab - Open forum for security advisories organized by category of exploit target.
• Vulners - Security database of software vulnerabilities.
• Vulmon - Vulnerability search engine with vulnerability intelligence features that conducts full text searches in its database.
• Zero Day Initiative - Bug bounty program with publicly accessible archive of published security advisories, operated by TippingPoint.

• BlindElephant - Web application fingerprinter.
• Browser Exploitation Framework (BeEF) - Command and control server for delivering exploits to commandeered Web browsers.
• Burp Suite - Integrated platform for performing security testing of web applications.
• Commix - Automated all-in-one operating system command injection and exploitation tool.
• DVCS Ripper - Rip web accessible (distributed) version control systems: SVN/GIT/HG/BZR.
• EyeWitness - Tool to take screenshots of websites, provide some server header info, and identify default credentials if possible.
• Fiddler - Free cross-platform web debugging proxy with user-friendly companion tools.
• FuzzDB - Dictionary of attack patterns and primitives for black-box application fault injection and resource discovery.
• GitTools - Automatically find and download Web-accessible .git repositories.
• Kadabra - Automatic LFI exploiter and scanner.
• Kadimus - LFI scan and exploit tool.
• NoSQLmap - Automatic NoSQL injection and database takeover tool.
• OWASP Zed Attack Proxy (ZAP) - Feature-rich, scriptable HTTP intercepting proxy and fuzzer for penetration testing web applications.
• Offensive Web Testing Framework (OWTF) - Python-based framework for pentesting Web applications based on the OWASP Testing Guide.
• Raccoon - High performance offensive security tool for reconnaissance and vulnerability scanning.
• SQLmap - Automatic SQL injection and database takeover tool.
• VHostScan - Virtual host scanner that performs reverse lookups, can be used with pivot tools, detect catch-all scenarios, aliases and dynamic default pages.
• WPSploit - Exploit WordPress-powered websites with Metasploit.
• Wappalyzer - Wappalyzer uncovers the technologies used on websites.
• WhatWaf - Detect and bypass web application firewalls and protection systems.
• WhatWeb - Website fingerprinter.
• Wordpress Exploit Framework - Ruby framework for developing and using modules which aid in the penetration testing of WordPress powered websites and systems.
• autochrome - Easy to install a test browser with all the appropriate setting needed for web application testing with native Burp support, from NCCGroup.
• badtouch - Scriptable network authentication cracker.
• fimap - Find, prepare, audit, exploit and even Google automatically for LFI/RFI bugs.
• liffy - LFI exploitation tool.
• recursebuster - Content discovery tool to perform directory and file bruteforcing.
• sslstrip2 - SSLStrip version to defeat HSTS.
• sslstrip - Demonstration of the HTTPS stripping attacks.
• tplmap - Automatic server-side template injection and Web server takeover tool.
• wafw00f - Identifies and fingerprints Web Application Firewall (WAF) products.
• webscreenshot - Simple script to take screenshots of websites from a list of sites.
• weevely3 - Weaponized PHP-based web shell.

• Android Open Pwn Project (AOPP) - Variant of the Android Open Source Project (AOSP), called Pwnix, is built from the ground up for network hacking and pentesting.
• cSploit - Advanced IT security professional toolkit on Android featuring an integrated Metasploit daemon and MITM capabilities.
• Fing - Network scanning and host enumeration app that performs NetBIOS, UPnP, Bonjour, SNMP, and various other advanced device fingerprinting techniques.

• 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.
• Bloodhound - Graphical Active Directory trust relationship explorer.
• Commando VM - Automated installation of over 140 Windows software packages for penetration testing and red teaming.
• Covenant - ASP.NET Core application that serves as a collaborative command and control platform for red teamers.
• DeathStar - Python script that uses Empire's RESTful API to automate gaining Domain Admin rights in Active Directory environments.
• Empire - Pure PowerShell post-exploitation agent.
• Fibratus - Tool for exploration and tracing of the Windows kernel.
• LaZagne - Credentials recovery project.
• Magic Unicorn - Shellcode generator for numerous attack vectors, including Microsoft Office macros, PowerShell, HTML applications (HTA), or certutil (using fake certificates).
• MailSniper - Modular tool for searching through email in a Microsoft Exchange environment, gathering the Global Address List from Outlook Web Access (OWA) and Exchange Web Services (EWS), and more.
• PowerSploit - PowerShell Post-Exploitation Framework.
• RID_ENUM - Python script that can enumerate all users from a Windows Domain Controller and crack those user's passwords using brute-force.
• Responder - Link-Local Multicast Name Resolution (LLMNR), NBT-NS, and mDNS poisoner.
• Ruler - Abuses client-side Outlook features to gain a remote shell on a Microsoft Exchange server.
• SCOMDecrypt - Retrieve and decrypt RunAs credentials stored within Microsoft System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) databases.
• Sysinternals Suite - The Sysinternals Troubleshooting Utilities.
• Windows Credentials Editor - Inspect logon sessions and add, change, list, and delete associated credentials, including Kerberos tickets.
• Windows Exploit Suggester - Detects potential missing patches on the target.
• mimikatz - Credentials extraction tool for Windows operating system.
• redsnarf - Post-exploitation tool for retrieving password hashes and credentials from Windows workstations, servers, and domain controllers.
• wePWNise - Generates architecture independent VBA code to be used in Office documents or templates and automates bypassing application control and exploit mitigation software.

• Bella - Pure Python post-exploitation data mining and remote administration tool for macOS.
• EvilOSX - Modular RAT that uses numerous evasion and exfiltration techniques out-of-the-box.

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