Category
Pentesting
Tools for authorized security assessment: content discovery, web application testing, vulnerability validation, credential auditing and reporting. Everything here assumes written scope.
Subtopics
The branches this category is organised into. Counts reflect documented entries, not the number of tools that exist.
Web Application Testing
3Proxying, fuzzing, and application-layer assessment workflows.
Open subtopicContent Discovery
2Directory, file and subdomain enumeration against authorized targets.
Open subtopicVulnerability Assessment
1Detection logic, scanners and validation of reported findings.
Open subtopicCredential & Hash Auditing
3Password policy auditing and hash cracking in controlled labs.
Open subtopicReporting
0Turning findings into notes, evidence and client-ready reports.
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Pentesting tools
Sorted alphabetically; use the directory filters for platform or difficulty narrowing.
- Verified
Burp Suite
Intercepting web proxy and testing workbench
Pentesting·Web Application Testing
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
- Kali
4 commands·Intermediate7 Jan 2026 - Verified
ffuf
Fast web fuzzer written in Go
Pentesting·Content Discovery
- Linux
- macOS
- Windows
- Kali
- +4 more
9 commands·Beginner19 Jan 2026 - Verified
Gobuster
Directory, DNS and vhost brute forcer
Pentesting·Content Discovery
- Linux
- macOS
- Windows
- Kali
- +4 more
5 commands·Beginner13 Jan 2026 - Verified
Hashcat
GPU-accelerated password recovery benchmark
Pentesting·Credential & Hash Auditing
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
- Kali
- +4 more
8 commands·Advanced10 Jan 2026 - Community
httpx
HTTP probe that turns a host list into live web surface
Pentesting·Web Application Testing
- Linux
- macOS
- Windows
- Kali
- +2 more
3 commands·Beginner18 Dec 2025 - Needs review
Hydra
Parallelised login attempt tester for authorized audits
Pentesting·Credential & Hash Auditing
- Linux
- macOS
- Windows
- Kali
- +4 more
4 commands·Intermediate19 Dec 2025 - Verified
John the Ripper
CPU-oriented password auditor with format detection
Pentesting·Credential & Hash Auditing
- Linux
- macOS
- Windows
- Kali
- +4 more
5 commands·Intermediate28 Dec 2025 - Verified
Nuclei
Template-driven vulnerability checker
Pentesting·Vulnerability Assessment
- Linux
- macOS
- Windows
- Kali
- +3 more
5 commands·Intermediate6 Jan 2026 - Verified
SQLMap
Automated SQL injection detection engine
Pentesting·Web Application Testing
- Linux
- macOS
- Windows
- Kali
- +3 more
8 commands·Intermediate12 Jan 2026