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Security & Pentesting

12 projects Ranked by: Fork Ratio (High = Useful)

Penetration testing, vulnerability scanning, and cybersecurity tools. Use responsibly and ethically.

rapid7/metasploit-framework

Metasploit Framework - the world's most used penetration testing software

34.0k 15.0k 20+ yrs Ruby

nmap/nmap

Nmap - the Network Mapper. Security scanner and network exploration tool

10.5k 2.5k 27+ yrs C

sqlmapproject/sqlmap

Automatic SQL injection and database takeover tool

33.0k 5.8k 18+ yrs Python

openwall/john

John the Ripper - Fast password cracker

10.5k 2.4k 28+ yrs C

hashcat/hashcat

World's fastest and most advanced password recovery utility

22.0k 3.0k 15+ yrs C

projectdiscovery/nuclei

Fast and customizable vulnerability scanner based on YAML templates

21.0k 2.6k 4+ yrs Go

SecureAuthCorp/impacket

Collection of Python classes for working with network protocols

14.0k 3.8k 10+ yrs Python

NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra

Software reverse engineering (SRE) framework by NSA

52.0k 5.8k 5+ yrs Java

BloodHoundAD/bloodhound

Six Degrees of Domain Admin - Active Directory attack path tool

10.0k 1.9k 8+ yrs JavaScript

lgandx/responder

LLMNR/NBT-NS/MDNS Poisoner and more - network pentesting

5.5k 1.2k 10+ yrs Python

radareorg/radare2

UNIX-like reverse engineering framework and CLI tools

20.0k 3.0k 18+ yrs C

OJ/gobuster

Directory/file & DNS busting tool written in Go

10.0k 1.2k 8+ yrs Go
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