Open-source alternatives to Dnsenum

A DNS reconnaissance tool for locating non-contiguous IP space.

Aquatone is a web screenshot reconnaissance tool that captures full-page screenshots of web services discovered during network reconnaissance and groups them by visual similarity. It scans a list of hosts or domains for HTTP and HTTPS services on common and custom ports to find responsive web endpoints, then takes full-page screenshots of those pages for quick review. The tool accepts piped input from other tools and extracts URLs, domains, and IP addresses using regex pattern matching, making it pipeline-friendly for integration into existing workflows. It can also read XML output from Nmap

This project is a network reconnaissance framework and internet metadata database used for collecting, storing, and analyzing data from active scanners and passive traffic captures. It functions as a threat intelligence aggregator and passive traffic analysis tool, merging scan results from multiple tools into a unified dataset for security investigation. The system distinguishes itself through its ability to visualize network assets using heatmaps and geographic charts to correlate autonomous systems and domain names. It provides external attack surface management by aggregating metadata to

This project is a comprehensive command-line reference and toolkit designed for Linux system administration and network security assessment. It provides a collection of technical snippets and operational guides focused on managing remote environments, orchestrating shell sessions, and executing administrative tasks through native terminal utilities. The repository distinguishes itself by offering specialized techniques for stealthy operations and infrastructure manipulation. It covers methods for establishing encrypted tunnels to bypass firewalls, obfuscating process identities and command hi

ZMap is a fast single packet network scanner designed for Internet-wide network surveys.

A network sniffer that logs all DNS server replies for use in a passive DNS setup

XRay is a tool for recon, mapping and OSINT gathering from public networks.

Findomain is a subdomain enumeration and infrastructure analysis tool designed for attack surface mapping. It functions as a DNS reconnaissance suite that discovers subdomains using multiple data sources and API keys to identify the full extent of a target network. The system acts as an attack surface monitor by tracking subdomain changes over time and sending real-time alerts via webhooks when new assets are detected. It includes specialized capabilities for detecting DNS wildcards to filter false positives and resolving subdomain IPs through parallel resolution. The tool provides a workflo

A script for credentials-based attack surface enumeration and general reconnaissance of massive networks

recon-ng is an open source intelligence reconnaissance framework designed to automate the collection and aggregation of public information. It is a modular intelligence tool that utilizes a system of pluggable modules to harvest target data, resolve DNS queries, and parse web content. The framework is built as an API-driven tool with a programmatic interface to integrate with other security workflows. It is provided as a containerized application, using Docker to ensure a consistent environment for running reconnaissance tasks and managing a persistent data store. Its capabilities cover exte

theHarvester is a command-line utility designed for gathering open-source intelligence and mapping an organization's external attack surface. It functions as a security information gathering framework that automates the collection of publicly available data to assist in reconnaissance and threat analysis. The tool utilizes a plugin-based architecture to execute isolated queries against various search engines and public databases. It employs asynchronous task execution to run multiple discovery operations in parallel, while a centralized pipeline aggregates and deduplicates findings from these

Discover is an integrated suite of security tools designed for penetration testing, container auditing, payload generation, network reconnaissance, and automated open-source intelligence gathering. This collection of bash scripts provides a coordinated framework for security auditing on Kali Linux and Ubuntu. The toolkit includes a specialized generator for creating reverse shell payloads across various hardware architectures and operating systems, paired with automated configuration for network listeners. It also features a dedicated container security auditor to identify vulnerabilities, le

Utilize misconfigured DNS and old database records to find hidden IP's behind the CloudFlare network

fork of http://code.google.com/p/dnsmap/source/checkout

A script for advanced discovery of Privileged Accounts - includes Shadow Admins

A Linux alternative to enum.exe for enumerating data from Windows and Samba hosts.

Netdiscover, ARP Scanner (official repository)

Amass is a network attack surface mapper and reconnaissance framework designed to discover and map the external, internet-facing infrastructure of a target organization. It functions as an open source intelligence tool that identifies public network boundaries and locates hidden or forgotten subdomains to define an organization's total reachable footprint. The project utilizes passive-source data aggregation from external APIs and public databases alongside active DNS brute-forcing and recursive subdomain expansion. It employs a graph-based asset mapping system to visualize the relationships

Nuclei is a modular security scanning framework designed for automated vulnerability detection and infrastructure reconnaissance. It functions as a template-driven engine that executes security checks across diverse network protocols, allowing users to define custom detection logic to identify vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and exposed assets. The platform distinguishes itself through its highly extensible architecture, which supports distributed scanning, headless browser automation for dynamic web content, and out-of-band interaction monitoring to detect blind vulnerabilities. It integ

Prowler is an automated cloud infrastructure security scanner and posture management tool. It evaluates cloud environments and infrastructure-as-code templates against security benchmarks to identify misconfigurations, vulnerabilities, and compliance gaps that could compromise system integrity. The platform distinguishes itself through graph-based attack path analysis, which identifies chains of misconfigurations that create exploitable routes for unauthorized access. It utilizes a plugin-based execution model to perform state-based assessments of live environments and static analysis of conf

Welcome to EnumeRannden, a comprehensive automation script for penetration testing and reconnaissance, created by Adrián Gisbert - Aka Rannden-SHA. This tool is designed to streamline and enhance your penetration testing workflow by integrating a variety of essential tools and functionalities…

passivedns-client provides a library and a query tool for querying several passive DNS providers

RustScan is a high-speed TCP network scanner written in Rust, designed for security reconnaissance and network mapping. It functions as an automated port discovery engine that identifies open ports on remote hosts using IPv6 addresses, CIDR ranges, or bulk input files. The tool is built for rapid surface area discovery, utilizing parallel port processing and OS-aware performance optimizations to identify active services. It allows for scan precision tuning through adjustable connection timeout thresholds and concurrent request controls to balance speed and accuracy. The system integrates wit