HackTricks is a comprehensive cybersecurity knowledge base and wiki designed to support ethical hacking, penetration testing, and infrastructure security auditing. It serves as a structured reference guide for security professionals, providing detailed documentation on common vulnerabilities, attack vectors, and remediation strategies across diverse software and network environments.
The project distinguishes itself by offering actionable methodologies for identifying and analyzing security flaws. It functions as a centralized repository for security research, enabling practitioners to study the mechanics of cyber threats and apply systematic techniques during authorized system assessments.
The content is maintained through a static site generation process that converts markdown files into an interlinked collection of HTML pages. This architecture utilizes a hierarchical file structure for navigation and includes a client-side search index to facilitate information retrieval without requiring server-side processing.
