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The Book Of Secret Knowledge

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aquasecurity/trivy

Find vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, secrets, SBOM in containers, Kubernetes, code repositories, clouds and more

Updated
2026-07-25
Lists
2 list mentions
First commit
2019-03-27
License
Apache-2.0
Issues
234 open
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552
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4,147 commits
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future-architect/vuls

Agent-less vulnerability scanner for Linux, FreeBSD, Container, WordPress, Programming language libraries, Network devices

Updated
2026-07-27
Lists
2 list mentions
First commit
2016-03-27
License
GPL-3.0
Issues
84 open
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1,239
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1,893 commits
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docker-archive-public/docker.labs

This is a collection of tutorials for learning how to use Docker with various tools. Contributions welcome.

Archived
Updated
2023-07-27
Lists
1 list mention
First commit
2016-04-21
License
Apache-2.0
Issues
140 open
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5,178
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718 commits
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bunkerity/bunkerweb

🛡️ Open-source and cloud-native Web Application Firewall (WAF)

AI dev
Updated
2026-07-25
Lists
4 list mentions
First commit
2019-08-20
License
AGPL-3.0
Issues
171 open
Forks
636
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10,322 commits
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1N3/Sn1per

Automated penetration testing & attack surface management platform. Recon, scan, exploit, report — 600+ exploits, 90+ integrations, 10K+ detections.

Updated
2026-07-04
Lists
1 list mention
First commit
2015-09-06
License
NOASSERTION
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7 open
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2,125
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722 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.

Updated
2026-07-20
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1 list mention
First commit
2017-05-14
License
CC-BY-SA-4.0
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42 open
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1,645
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1,243 commits
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toniblyx/my-arsenal-of-aws-security-tools

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

Updated
2026-07-07
Lists
1 list mention
First commit
2018-07-18
License
Apache-2.0
Issues
7 open
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1,577
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317 commits
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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.

Updated
2026-07-27
Lists
2 list mentions
First commit
2018-10-05
License
Apache-2.0
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286 open
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568
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5,677 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!

Updated
2026-07-27
Lists
1 list mention
First commit
2019-05-28
License
AGPL-3.0
Issues
26 open
Forks
1,313
Commits
8,673 commits
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DefectDojo/django-DefectDojo

Open-Source Unified Vulnerability Management, DevSecOps & ASPM

AI dev
Updated
2026-07-28
Lists
1 list mention
First commit
2015-03-13
License
BSD-3-Clause
Issues
252 open
Forks
1,921
Commits
14,783 commits
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Netflix/security_monkey

Security Monkey monitors AWS, GCP, OpenStack, and GitHub orgs for assets and their changes over time.

Archived
Updated
2021-02-11
Lists
1 list mention
First commit
2014-06-27
License
Apache-2.0
Issues
84 open
Forks
782
Commits
1,660 commits
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nixawk/pentest-wiki

PENTEST-WIKI is a free online security knowledge library for pentesters / researchers. If you have a good idea, please share it with others.

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GitHub topics
Updated
2023-09-13
Lists
2 list mentions
First commit
2014-11-23
License
MIT
Issues
21 open
Forks
933
Commits
163 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
Issues
11 open
Forks
95
Commits
32 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
Commits
67 commits
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globocom/secDevLabs

A laboratory for learning secure web and mobile development in a practical manner.

Updated
2024-09-25
Lists
1 list mention
First commit
2018-12-01
License
BSD-3-Clause
Issues
30 open
Forks
461
Commits
710 commits
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juice-shop/multi-juicer

Host and manage multiple Juice Shop instances for security trainings and Capture The Flags

Updated
2026-07-23
Lists
1 list mention
First commit
2019-06-10
License
Apache-2.0
Issues
9 open
Forks
175
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1,616 commits
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