trustedsec/ptf
Ptf
PTF is a penetration testing tool manager and modular software orchestrator designed to automate the installation, compilation, and updating of security tools across different operating system distributions. It functions as a security tooling automation utility that fetches the latest releases and creates global system launchers for a curated collection of security binaries.
The framework allows for the packaging of security tool suites into portable container images to ensure consistent execution across different infrastructure environments. It enables the distribution of specific sets of compiled binaries and configurations through modular installation definitions.
The system covers toolchain dependency management by resolving and installing prerequisite software modules in a specific order. It provides capabilities for installation filtering by category, custom tool list management, and the execution of post-installation shell commands. Users can audit installed tools and perform unattended installations to build environments without manual interaction.
Features
- Installation Automation Tools - Automates the downloading, compiling, and installing of a modular suite of specialized security tools across multiple distributions.
- Tool Installers - Automates the downloading, compilation, and installation of a modular suite of specialized security tools across multiple OS distributions.
- Binary Orchestrators - Manages dependency graphs and installation modules to deploy specific subsets of specialized binaries.
- Toolchain Managers - Automates the provisioning of development toolchains and ensures prerequisite software is installed in a specific order.
- Dependency Installers - Automates the installation of prerequisite software packages and manages tool dependency requirements.
- Installation Order Resolution - Resolves and installs prerequisite software modules in a specific order before deploying the target security tools.
- Dependency Resolvers - Implements algorithms to calculate and fetch software dependency graphs to ensure prerequisites are installed first.
- Deployment and Environment Automation Tools - Automates the setup of specialized software suites and dependencies across different operating system distributions.
- Software Update Managers - Checks for and applies updates to previously installed security software to ensure the latest versions are available.
- Security Tool Orchestrators - Manages the selection, installation, and configuration of multiple security tools through a unified modular interface.
- Tool Installation Definitions - Defines individual tools as discrete configuration objects containing repository URLs, dependencies, and installation paths.
- Tool Suite Lifecycle Management - Automates the downloading, compiling, and updating of security tools individually, by category, or across the entire suite.
- Configuration-Driven Deployments - Uses structured configuration files to define tool lists and exclusion rules for tailored environment deployments.
- Containerized Security Tooling - Packages security applications as containers to ensure consistent execution environments across different platforms.
- Release Asset Retrieval - Downloads the most recent compiled binaries from remote repositories by identifying the newest release tags.
- Remote Release Resolution - Identifies and downloads the newest compiled binaries by querying the latest release tags from remote repositories.
- Penetration Testing Suites - Provides a comprehensive framework for automating the installation, compilation, and updating of offensive security tools.
- Tool Managers - Automates the installation, updating, and organization of a diverse suite of security tools across different operating systems.
- Automation Utilities - Fetches the latest releases and creates global system launchers for a curated collection of security binaries.
- Penetration Testing Tools - Installs and updates a wide range of security tools and binaries to maintain a current offensive security toolkit.
- Installation Filtering - Allows users to prevent specific tools or functional categories from being installed via global configuration settings.
- CLI Launchers - Generates executable shortcuts in the system path to launch installed tools from any directory via the shell.
- Installation Category Filters - Provides the ability to selectively install subsets of security tools based on their functional categories.
- Post-Installation Extensions - Executes a sequence of shell commands after a tool is deployed to finalize system configuration or setup.
- Installation Selection Lists - Defines a specific list of tools in a configuration file to ensure only desired modules are installed.
- Installation Definitions - Provides a mechanism to create detailed installation definitions including repository URLs and system dependencies for new security tools.
- Tailored Toolset Management - Installs and updates a specific subset of tools defined in a configuration file to maintain a tailored environment.
- Binary Distribution Tools - Distributes pre-compiled application binaries and configurations across multiple machines using modular definitions.
- Container Image Packaging - Packages installation scripts and security binaries into portable container images for consistent execution across environments.
- Docker Container Deployments - Packages installation scripts and tool dependencies into Docker images for consistent deployment.
- Containerized Execution Environments - Packages security tool suites into portable images to ensure consistent behavior across different infrastructure environments.
- Unattended Installation Routines - Processes a batch of installation commands via standard input to build environments without manual interaction.
- System Path Symlinking - Creates executable symbolic links in the system path to enable global tool execution from any directory.
- Penetration Testing Distributions - Curated collection of utilities organized by testing standards.
- Web Security Testing - Modular framework for managing security tools.
