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The Book Of Secret Knowledge

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brendangregg/perf-tools

Performance analysis tools based on Linux perf_events (aka perf) and ftrace

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2023-11-22
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2 list mentions
First commit
2014-07-10
License
GPL-2.0
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56 open
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1,665
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206 commits
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learnbyexample/Command-line-text-processing

:zap: From finding text to search and replace, from sorting to beautifying text and more :art:

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2024-06-05
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1 list mention
First commit
2017-03-25
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Unknown
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0 open
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702
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364 commits
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docker/docker-bench-security

The Docker Bench for Security is a script that checks for dozens of common best-practices around deploying Docker containers in production.

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2026-06-04
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1 list mention
First commit
2015-05-11
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Apache-2.0
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28 open
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1,037
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899 commits
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OWASP/wstg

The Web Security Testing Guide is a comprehensive Open Source guide to testing the security of web applications and web services.

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2026-07-20
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1 list mention
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2017-05-14
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CC-BY-SA-4.0
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42 open
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1,645
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toniblyx/my-arsenal-of-aws-security-tools

List of open source tools for AWS security: defensive, offensive, auditing, DFIR, etc.

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2018-07-18
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Apache-2.0
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7 open
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zardus/ctf-tools

Some setup scripts for security research tools.

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2015-05-07
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BSD-3-Clause
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12 open
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1,912
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870 commits
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berzerk0/Probable-Wordlists

Version 2 is live! Wordlists sorted by probability originally created for password generation and testing - make sure your passwords aren't popular!

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2023-10-04
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2 list mentions
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2017-04-16
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CC-BY-SA-4.0
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21 open
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1,612
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269 commits
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fuzzdb-project/fuzzdb

Dictionary of attack patterns and primitives for black-box application fault injection and resource discovery.

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2010-04-17
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Unknown
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smallstep/certificates

🛡️ A private certificate authority (X.509 & SSH) & ACME server for secure automated certificate management, so you can use TLS everywhere & SSO for SSH.

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2026-07-27
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2 list mentions
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2018-10-05
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Apache-2.0
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286 open
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568
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google/tsunami-security-scanner

Tsunami is a general purpose network security scanner with an extensible plugin system for detecting high severity vulnerabilities with high confidence.

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2026-06-23
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1 list mention
First commit
2020-05-11
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Apache-2.0
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12 open
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925
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399 commits
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draios/sysdig

Linux system exploration and troubleshooting tool with first class support for containers

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3 list mentions
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2014-01-15
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NOASSERTION
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116 open
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755
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rebootuser/LinEnum

Scripted Local Linux Enumeration & Privilege Escalation Checks

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2023-09-06
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1 list mention
First commit
2013-08-20
License
MIT
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25 open
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2,011
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75 commits
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AFLplusplus/AFLplusplus

The fuzzer afl++ is afl with community patches, qemu 5.1 upgrade, collision-free coverage, enhanced laf-intel & redqueen, AFLfast++ power schedules, MOpt mutators, unicorn_mode, and a lot more!

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2026-07-27
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1 list mention
First commit
2019-05-28
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AGPL-3.0
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26 open
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1,313
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8,673 commits
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streaak/keyhacks

Keyhacks is a repository which shows quick ways in which API keys leaked by a bug bounty program can be checked to see if they're valid.

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2024-08-14
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1 list mention
First commit
2019-03-12
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Unknown
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46 open
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1,224
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236 commits
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hjacobs/kubernetes-failure-stories

Compilation of public failure/horror stories related to Kubernetes

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2020-08-23
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2 list mentions
First commit
2019-01-19
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Unknown
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0 open
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328
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92 commits
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longld/peda

PEDA - Python Exploit Development Assistance for GDB

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2024-07-29
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1 list mention
First commit
2012-08-03
License
NOASSERTION
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76 open
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828
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119 commits
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devanshbatham/Awesome-Bugbounty-Writeups

A curated list of bugbounty writeups (Bug type wise) , inspired from https://github.com/ngalongc/bug-bounty-reference

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2023-08-06
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1 list mention
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2020-05-04
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Unknown
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1,213
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AutoRecon/AutoRecon

AutoRecon is a multi-threaded network reconnaissance tool which performs automated enumeration of services.

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2026-01-28
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1 list mention
First commit
2019-03-01
License
GPL-3.0
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41 open
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976
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297 commits
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lsyncd/lsyncd

Lsyncd (Live Syncing Daemon) synchronizes local directories with remote targets

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2024-11-27
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1 list mention
First commit
2008-08-06
License
GPL-2.0
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180 open
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476
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926 commits
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microsoft/ethr

Ethr is a Comprehensive Network Measurement Tool for TCP, UDP & ICMP.

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2026-07-03
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1 list mention
First commit
2018-11-25
License
MIT
Issues
51 open
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405
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111 commits
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lanmaster53/recon-ng

Open Source Intelligence gathering tool aimed at reducing the time spent harvesting information from open sources.

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2024-11-01
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4 list mentions
First commit
2012-10-24
License
GPL-3.0
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38 open
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900
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1,028 commits
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leandromoreira/linux-network-performance-parameters

Learn where some of the network sysctl variables fit into the Linux/Kernel network flow. Translations: 🇷🇺

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2026-06-03
Lists
1 list mention
First commit
2018-05-22
License
BSD-3-Clause
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3 open
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531
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68 commits
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