App Pentest Toolkit
Web Proxy and Scanner Tools
Burp Suite: Industry-standard web proxy for manual and automated web application security testing.
OWASP ZAP: Open-source alternative to Burp Suite for web security scanning.
Caido: Modern, lightweight, open-source web security auditing platform for HTTP/S traffic inspection, request modification, endpoint mapping, and collaboration.
Automated Vulnerability Scanners
w3af: Open-source web application attack and audit framework.
Nikto: Web server scanner for finding vulnerabilities and misconfigurations.
Skipfish: Automated web application security scanner.
Exploitation and Fuzzing
SQLMap: Automated tool for detecting and exploiting SQL injection vulnerabilities.
WFuzz: Flexible web application brute-forcer for fuzzing parameters.
Hydra: Fast and flexible network login cracker with web support.
Metasploit: Comprehensive exploitation and payload framework.
Ratproxy: Passive web application security assessment tool.
Reconnaissance and Surface Mapping
Nmap: Powerful network scanner to map attack surfaces and discover open services.
Amass: Advanced external asset discovery and mapping for recon.
Password and Hash Cracking
John the Ripper: Widely used password cracker with broad hash support.
Hashcat: GPU-accelerated password recovery utility.
Network Traffic Analysis
Wireshark: Deep packet analyzer for inspecting and debugging network traffic.
Wordlists and Payloads
SecLists: Extensive collection of wordlists for fuzzing and discovery.
PayloadAllTheThings: Curated catalog of attack payloads and exploitation cheat sheets.
Operating Systems
Kali Linux: Popular Linux distro pre-installed with most major pentest tools.
Athena OS: Linux-based cybersecurity operating system, tailored for penetration testers, red teams, and researchers with a pre-packed pentesting toolkit.
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