## Awesome Penetration Testing A collection of awesome penetration testing resources, tools, books, confs, magazines and other shiny things - [Online Resources](#online-resources) - [Penetration Testing Resources](#penetration-testing-resources) - [Shell Scripting Resources](#shell-scripting-resources) - [Linux Resources](#linux-resources) - [Shellcode development](#shellcode-development) - [Social Engineering Resources](#social-engineering-resources) - [Lock Picking Resources](#lock-picking-resources) - [Tools](#tools) - [Penetration Testing Distributions](#penetration-testing-distributions) - [Basic Penetration Testing Tools](#basic-penetration-testing-tools) - [Vulnerability Scanners](#vulnerability-scanners) - [Network Tools](#network-tools) - [Hex Editors](#hex-editors) - [Crackers](#crackers) - [Windows Utils](#windows-utils) - [DDoS Tools](#ddos-tools) - [Social Engineering Tools](#social-engineering-tools) - [Anonimity Tools](#anonimity-tools) - [Reverse Engineering Tools](#reverse-engineering-tools) - [Books](#books) - [Penetration Testing Books](#penetration-testing-books) - [Hackers Handbook Series](#hackers-handbook-series) - [Network Analysis Books](#network-analysis-books) - [Reverse Engineering Books](#reverse-engineering-books) - [Malware Analysis Books](#malware-analysis-books) - [Windows Books](#windows-books) - [Social Engineering Books](#social-engineering-books) - [Lock Picking Books](#lock-picking-books) - [Vulnerability Databases](#vulnerability-databases) - [Security Courses](#security-courses) - [Information Security Conferences](#information-security-conferences) - [Information Security Magazines](#information-security-magazines) - [Awesome Lists](#awesome-lists) - [Contribution](#contribution) - [License](#license) ### Online Resources #### Penetration Testing Resources * [Metasploit Unleashed](http://www.offensive-security.com/metasploit-unleashed/) - Free Offensive Security metasploit course * [PTES](http://www.pentest-standard.org/) - Penetration Testing Execution Standard * [OWASP](https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Main_Page) - Open Web Application Security Project #### Shell Scripting Resources * [LSST](http://www.freeos.com/guides/lsst/) - Linux Shell Scripting Tutorial #### Linux resources * [Kernelnewbies](http://kernelnewbies.org/) - A community of aspiring Linux kernel developers who work to improve their Kernels #### Shellcode development * [Shellcode Tutorials](http://www.projectshellcode.com/?q=node/12) - Tutorials on how to write shellcode * [Shellcode examples](http://shell-storm.org/shellcode/) - Shellcodes database #### Social Engineering Resources * [Social Engineering Framework](http://www.social-engineer.org/framework/) - An information resource for social engineers #### Lock Picking Resources * [Schuyler Towne channel](http://www.youtube.com/user/SchuylerTowne/) - Lockpicking videos and security talks ### Tools #### Penetration Testing Distributions * [Kali](http://www.kali.org/) - A Linux distribution designed for digital forensics and penetration testing * [NST](http://networksecuritytoolkit.org/) - Network Security Toolkit distribution * [Pentoo](http://www.pentoo.ch/) - security-focused livecd based on Gentoo #### Basic Penetration Testing Tools * [Metasploit](http://www.metasploit.com/) - World's most used penetration testing software * [Burp](http://portswigger.net/burp/) - An integrated platform for performing security testing of web applications #### Vulnerability Scanners * [Nexpose](https://www.rapid7.com/products/nexpose/) - Vulnerability Management & Risk Management Software * [Nessus](http://www.tenable.com/products/nessus) - Vulnerability, configuration, and compliance assessment * [Nikto](https://cirt.net/nikto2) - Web application vulnerability scanner * [OpenVAS](http://www.openvas.org/) - Open Source vulnerability scanner and manager * [w3af](https://github.com/andresriancho/w3af) - Web application attack and audit framework * [Wapiti](http://wapiti.sourceforge.net/) - Web application vulnerability scanner #### Networks Tools * [nmap](http://nmap.org/) - Free Security Scanner For Network Exploration & Security Audits * [tcpdump/libpcap](http://www.tcpdump.org/) - A common packet analyzer that runs under the command line * [Wireshark](http://www.wireshark.org/) - A network protocol analyzer for Unix and Windows * [Network Tools](http://network-tools.com/) - Different network tools: ping, lookup, whois, etc * [netsniff-ng](https://github.com/netsniff-ng/netsniff-ng) - A Swiss army knife for for network sniffing * [Intercepter-NG](http://intercepter.nerf.ru/) - a multifunctional network toolkit #### SSL Analysis Tools * [SSLyze](https://github.com/nabla-c0d3/sslyze) - SSL configuration scanner #### Hex Editors * [HexEdit.js](http://hexed.it/) - Browser-based hex editing #### Crackers * [John the Ripper](http://www.openwall.com/john/) - Fast password cracker * [Online MD5 cracker](http://www.md5crack.com/) - Online MD5 hash Cracker #### Windows Utils * [Sysinternals Suite](http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb842062) - The Sysinternals Troubleshooting Utilities * [Windows Credentials Editor](http://www.ampliasecurity.com/research/windows-credentials-editor/) - security tool to list logon sessions and add, change, list and delete associated credentials #### DDoS Tools * [LOIC](https://github.com/NewEraCracker/LOIC/) - An open source network stress tool for Windows * [JS LOIC](http://metacortexsecurity.com/tools/anon/LOIC/LOICv1.html) - JavaScript in-browser version of LOIC #### Social Engineering Tools * [SET](https://github.com/trustedsec/social-engineer-toolkit) - The Social-Engineer Toolkit from TrustedSec #### Anonimity Tools * [Tor](https://www.torproject.org/) - The free software for enabling onion routing online anonymity * [I2P](https://geti2p.net) - The Invisible Internet Project #### Reverse Engineering Tools * [IDA Pro](https://www.hex-rays.com/products/ida/) - A Windows, Linux or Mac OS X hosted multi-processor disassembler and debugger * [WDK/WinDbg](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/hardware/hh852365.aspx) - Windows Driver Kit and WinDbg * [OllyDbg](http://www.ollydbg.de/) - An x86 debugger that emphasizes binary code analysis ### Books #### Penetration Testing Books * [The Art of Exploitation by Jon Erickson, 2008](http://www.nostarch.com/hacking2.htm) * [Metasploit: The Penetration Tester's Guide by David Kennedy and others, 2011](http://www.nostarch.com/metasploit) * [Penetration Testing: A Hands-On Introduction to Hacking by Georgia Weidman, 2014](http://www.nostarch.com/pentesting) * [Rtfm: Red Team Field Manual by Ben Clark, 2014](http://www.amazon.com/Rtfm-Red-Team-Field-Manual/dp/1494295504/) * [The Hacker Playbook by Peter Kim, 2014](http://www.amazon.com/The-Hacker-Playbook-Practical-Penetration/dp/1494932636/) * [The Basics of Hacking and Penetration Testing by Patrick Engebretson, 2013](https://www.elsevier.com/books/the-basics-of-hacking-and-penetration-testing/engebretson/978-1-59749-655-1) * [Professional Penetration Testing by Thomas Wilhelm, 2013](https://www.elsevier.com/books/professional-penetration-testing/wilhelm/978-1-59749-993-4) * [Advanced Penetration Testing for Highly-Secured Environments by Lee Allen,2012](http://www.packtpub.com/advanced-penetration-testing-for-highly-secured-environments/book) * [Violent Python by TJ O'Connor, 2012](http://www.elsevier.com/books/violent-python/unknown/978-1-59749-957-6) * [Fuzzing: Brute Force Vulnerability Discovery by Michael Sutton, Adam Greene, Pedram Amini, 2007](http://www.fuzzing.org/) #### Hackers Handbook Series * [The Shellcoders Handbook by Chris Anley and others, 2007](http://wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-047008023X.html) * [The Web Application Hackers Handbook by D. Stuttard, M. Pinto, 2011](http://wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-1118026470.html) * [iOS Hackers Handbook by Charlie Miller and others, 2012](http://wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-1118204123.html) * [Android Hackers Handbook by Joshua J. Drake and others, 2014](http://wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-111860864X.html) * [The Browser Hackers Handbook by Wade Alcorn and others, 2014](http://wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-1118662091.html) #### Network Analysis Books * [Nmap Network Scanning by Gordon Fyodor Lyon, 2009](http://nmap.org/book/) * [Practical Packet Analysis by Chris Sanders, 2011](http://www.nostarch.com/packet2.htm) * [Wireshark Network Analysis by by Laura Chappell, Gerald Combs, 2012](http://www.wiresharkbook.com/) #### Reverse Engineering Books * [Reverse Engineering for Beginners by Dennis Yurichev (free!)](http://beginners.re/) * [The IDA Pro Book by Chris Eagle, 2011](http://www.nostarch.com/idapro2.htm) * [Practical Reverse Engineering by Bruce Dang and others, 2014](http://wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-1118787315.html) * [Reverse Engineering for Beginners](http://beginners.re/) #### Malware Analysis Books * [Practical Malware Analysis by Michael Sikorski, Andrew Honig, 2012](http://www.nostarch.com/malware) * [The Art of Memory Forensics by Michael Hale Ligh and others, 2014](http://wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-1118825098.html) #### Windows Books * [Windows Internals by Mark Russinovich, David Solomon, Alex Ionescu](http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963901.aspx) #### Social Engineering Books * [The Art of Deception by Kevin D. Mitnick, William L. Simon, 2002](http://wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0471237124.html) * [The Art of Intrusion by Kevin D. Mitnick, William L. Simon, 2005](http://wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0764569597.html) * [Ghost in the Wires by Kevin D. Mitnick, William L. Simon, 2011](http://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/kevin-mitnick/ghost-in-the-wires/9780316134477/) * [No Tech Hacking by Johnny Long, Jack Wiles, 2008](http://www.elsevier.com/books/no-tech-hacking/mitnick/978-1-59749-215-7) * [Social Engineering: The Art of Human Hacking by Christopher Hadnagy, 2010](http://wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0470639539.html) * [Unmasking the Social Engineer: The Human Element of Security by Christopher Hadnagy, 2014](http://wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-1118608577.html) #### Lock Picking Books * [Practical Lock Picking by Deviant Ollam, 2012](https://www.elsevier.com/books/practical-lock-picking/ollam/978-1-59749-989-7) * [Keys to the Kingdom by Deviant Ollam, 2012](https://www.elsevier.com/books/keys-to-the-kingdom/ollam/978-1-59749-983-5) ### Vulnerability Databases * [NVD](http://nvd.nist.gov/) - US National Vulnerability Database * [CERT](http://www.us-cert.gov/) - US Computer Emergency Readiness Team * [OSVDB](http://osvdb.org/) - Open Sourced Vulnerability Database * [Bugtraq](http://www.securityfocus.com/) - Symantec SecurityFocus * [Exploit-DB](http://www.exploit-db.com/) - Offensive Security Exploit Database * [Fulldisclosure](http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/) - Full Disclosure Mailing List * [MS Bulletin](https://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/) - Microsoft Security Bulletin * [MS Advisory](https://technet.microsoft.com/security/advisory/) - Microsoft Security Advisories * [Inj3ct0r](http://1337day.com/) - Inj3ct0r Exploit Database * [Packet Storm](http://packetstormsecurity.com/) - Packet Storm Global Security Resource * [SecuriTeam](http://www.securiteam.com/) - Securiteam Vulnerability Information * [CXSecurity](http://cxsecurity.com/) - CSSecurity Bugtraq List * [Vulnerability Laboratory](http://www.vulnerability-lab.com/) - Vulnerability Research Laboratory * [ZDI](http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/) - Zero Day Initiative ### Security Courses * [Offensive Security Training](http://www.offensive-security.com/information-security-training/) - Training from BackTrack/Kali developers * [SANS Security Training](http://www.sans.org/) - Computer Security Training & Certification ### Information Security Conferences * [DEF CON](https://www.defcon.org/) - An annual hacker convention in Las Vegas * [Black Hat](http://www.blackhat.com/) - An annual security conference in Las Vegas * [BSides](http://www.securitybsides.com/) - A framework for organising and holding security conferences * [CCC](http://events.ccc.de/congress/) - An annual meeting of the international hacker scene in Germany * [DerbyCon](https://www.derbycon.com/) - An annual hacker conference based in Louisville * [PhreakNIC](http://phreaknic.info/) - A technology conference held annually in middle Tennessee * [ShmooCon](http://www.shmoocon.org/) - An annual US east coast hacker convention * [CarolinaCon](http://www.carolinacon.org/) - An infosec conference, held annually in North Carolina * [HOPE](http://hope.net/) - A conference series sponsored by the hacker magazine 2600 * [SummerCon](http://www.summercon.org/) - One of the oldest hacker conventions, held during Summer * [Hack.lu](http://hack.lu/) - An annual conference held in Luxembourg * [HITB](http://conference.hitb.org/) - Deep-knowledge security conference held in Malaysia and The Netherlands * [Troopers](https://www.troopers.de) - Annual international IT Security event with workshops held in Heidelberg, Germany * [Hack3rCon](http://hack3rcon.org/) - An annual US hacker conference * [ThotCon](http://thotcon.org/) - An annual US hacker conference held in Chicago * [LayerOne](http://www.layerone.org/) - An annual US security conerence held every spring in Los Angeles * [DeepSec](https://deepsec.net/) - Security Conference in Vienna, Austria * [SkyDogCon](http://www.skydogcon.com/) - A technology conference in Nashville ### Information Security Magazines * [2600: The Hacker Quarterly](http://www.2600.com/Magazine/DigitalEditions) - An American publication about technology and computer "underground" * [Hakin9](https://hakin9.org/) - A Polish online, weekly publication on IT Security ### Awesome Lists * [SecTools](http://sectools.org/) - Top 125 Network Security Tools * [C/C++ Programming](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp) - One of the main language for open source security tools * [.NET Programming](https://github.com/quozd/awesome-dotnet) - A software framework for Microsoft Windows platform development * [Shell Scripting](https://github.com/alebcay/awesome-shell) - Command-line frameworks, toolkits, guides and gizmos * [Ruby Programming by @dreikanter](https://github.com/dreikanter/ruby-bookmarks) - The de-facto language for writing exploits * [Ruby Programming by @markets](https://github.com/markets/awesome-ruby) - The de-facto language for writing exploits * [Ruby Programming by @Sdogruyol](https://github.com/Sdogruyol/awesome-ruby) - The de-facto language for writing exploits * [JavaScript Programming](https://github.com/sorrycc/awesome-javascript) - In-browser development and scripting * [Node.js Programming by @sindresorhus](https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome-nodejs) - JavaScript in command-line * [Node.js Programming by @vndmtrx](https://github.com/vndmtrx/awesome-nodejs) - JavaScript in command-line * [Python tools for penetration testers](http://www.dirk-loss.de/python-tools.htm) - Lots of pentesting tools are written in Python * [Python Programming by @svaksha](https://github.com/svaksha/pythonidae) - General Python programming * [Python Programming by @vinta](https://github.com/vinta/awesome-python) - General Python programming * [Andorid Security](https://github.com/ashishb/android-security-awesome) - A collection of android security related resources * [Awesome Awesomness](https://github.com/bayandin/awesome-awesomeness) - The List of the Lists ### Contribution Your contributions and suggestions are heartily♥ welcome. 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