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rbsec/sslscan

sslscan tests SSL/TLS enabled services to discover supported cipher suites

Stack
C
Updated
2026-05-17
Lists
1 list mention
First commit
2010-08-11
License
GPL-3.0
Issues
65 open
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415
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771 commits
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TH3xACE/SUDO_KILLER

A tool designed to exploit a privilege escalation vulnerability in the sudo program on Unix-like systems. It takes advantage of a specific misconfiguration or flaw in sudo to gain elevated privileges on the system, essentially allowing a regular user to execute commands as the root user.

Updated
2026-03-11
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1 list mention
First commit
2023-10-17
License
MIT
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1 open
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259
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98 commits
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ssllabs/research

No description.

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2023-03-14
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1 list mention
First commit
2012-05-25
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Unknown
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Disabled
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233
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75 commits
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sc0tfree/mentalist

Mentalist is a graphical tool for custom wordlist generation. It utilizes common human paradigms for constructing passwords and can output the full wordlist as well as rules compatible with Hashcat and John the Ripper.

Updated
2026-04-14
Lists
1 list mention
First commit
2017-11-05
License
MIT
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11 open
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259
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23 commits
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mozilla/cipherscan

A very simple way to find out which SSL ciphersuites are supported by a target.

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2025-06-09
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1 list mention
First commit
2013-07-17
License
MPL-2.0
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36 open
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266
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423 commits
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GitGuardian/APISecurityBestPractices

Resources to help you keep secrets (API keys, database credentials, certificates, ...) out of source code and remediate the issue in case of a leaked API key. Made available by GitGuardian.

Updated
2019-07-08
Lists
1 list mention
First commit
2018-05-11
License
NOASSERTION
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11 open
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97
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32 commits
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JohnTroony/php-webshells

Common PHP webshells you might need for your Penetration Testing assignments or CTF challenges. Do not host the file(s) on your server!

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PHP
Updated
2021-03-03
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1 list mention
First commit
2014-07-25
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Unknown
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9 open
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759
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23 commits
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vulnersCom/getsploit

Search and download public exploits from the Vulners database — online, or fully offline from a local SQLite FTS5 index.

Updated
2026-08-24
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1 list mention
First commit
2017-06-04
License
MIT
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4 open
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247
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44 commits
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google/stenographer

Stenographer is a packet capture solution which aims to quickly spool all packets to disk, then provide simple, fast access to subsets of those packets. Discussion/announcements at stenographer@googlegroups.com

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Stack
Go
Updated
2021-07-26
Lists
2 list mentions
First commit
2014-10-13
License
Apache-2.0
Issues
50 open
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233
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486 commits
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ssllabs/ssllabs-scan

A command-line reference-implementation client for SSL Labs APIs, designed for automated and/or bulk testing.

Stack
Go
Updated
2024-08-05
Lists
2 list mentions
First commit
2014-10-14
License
Apache-2.0
Issues
293 open
Forks
249
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255 commits
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ashutosh1206/Crypton

Library consisting of explanation and implementation of all the existing attacks on various Encryption Systems, Digital Signatures, Key Exchange, Authentication methods along with example challenges from CTFs

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2021-06-19
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1 list mention
First commit
2017-11-30
License
MIT
Issues
3 open
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271
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150 commits
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woj-ciech/LeakLooker

Find open databases - Powered by Binaryedge.io

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pip
Updated
2020-06-28
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1 list mention
First commit
2019-01-08
License
Unknown
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12 open
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322
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30 commits
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looterz/grimd

:zap: fast dns proxy that can run anywhere, built to black-hole internet advertisements and malware servers

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2024-03-13
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1 list mention
First commit
2016-04-18
License
MIT
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14 open
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108
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267 commits
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insidetrust/statistically-likely-usernames

Wordlists for creating statistically likely username lists for use in password attacks and security testing. Used for pentesting for over 10 years with amazing results.

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Updated
2026-02-16
Lists
1 list mention
First commit
2016-02-14
License
Unknown
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0 open
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163
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109 commits
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tarekziade/boom

A replacement for AB (Apache Bench)

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Stack
Updated
2020-11-18
Lists
1 list mention
First commit
2012-12-11
License
NOASSERTION
Issues
Disabled
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100
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158 commits
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yassineaboukir/sublert

Sublert is a security and reconnaissance tool which leverages certificate transparency to automatically monitor new subdomains deployed by specific organizations and issued TLS/SSL certificate.

Updated
2021-02-05
Lists
1 list mention
First commit
2019-03-08
License
MIT
Issues
17 open
Forks
165
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67 commits
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zevv/lsofgraph

lsof to graphviz

Stack
Lua
Updated
2019-04-20
Lists
1 list mention
First commit
2016-02-08
License
BSD-2-Clause
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0 open
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33
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31 commits
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jpr5/ngrep

ngrep is like GNU grep applied to the network layer. It's a PCAP-based tool that allows you to specify an extended regular or hexadecimal expression to match against data payloads of packets. It understands many kinds of protocols, including IPv4/6, TCP, UDP, ICMPv4/6, IGMP and Raw, across a wide variety of interface types, and understands BPF filter logic in the same fashion as more common packet sniffing tools, such as tcpdump and snoop.

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GitHub topics
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2026-02-08
Lists
1 list mention
First commit
2000-09-04
License
NOASSERTION
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1 open
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106
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549 commits
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