Linux Security Tools

Panoptic is a tool that automates the process of search and retrieval of content for common log and config files through path traversal vulnerabilities.

OpenSSL is an open source project and provides a toolkit for Transport Layer Security (TLS) and Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocols.

The OWASP Zed Attack Proxy (ZAP) helps to find security vulnerabilities in web applications during development and testing.

OpenSnitch is a Linux port of the popular macOS Little Snitch application firewall

OSRFramework is an open source research framework. The project helps with information gathering and can be classified as an OSINT tool.

GRR is a security tool for live forensics on remote systems. It uses a client-server model to obtain information from the systems and store them centrally.

Brakeman is a static code analysis tool for Ruby on Rails to perform a security review. Read how it works in this review.

Prowler is a security tool to perform security audits on AWS configurations. It helps to find configuration flaws and improve system hardening.

OpenVAS is a framework of several services and tools offering a vulnerability scanning and vulnerability management solution.

MISP is short for Malware Information Sharing Platform. It helps with sharing threat data which can be used by defenders and malware researchers.

Frida is a toolkit for reverse engineers, security researchers, and developers. It allows them injecting JavaScript to explore and understand the inner workings of applications on Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android, and others.

Dockerscan is a Docker toolkit for security analysis which includes attacking tools. It is more focused on side of the offensive than defensive.

Lemur manages TLS certificate creation and the underlying process that is required. It acts as a broker between a certificate authority (CA) and the environment

OnionShare allows anyone to share files in a secure way and anonymously. It uses the Tor Onion Service to temporarily set up a web server with a unique address. This address then can be shared with others to download the shared files.

Vuls is a vulnerability scanner for Linux and FreeBSD. It is written in Go, agentless, and can use a remote login to find any software vulnerabilities. It has multiple levels of scanning, from a fast scan up to a deep scan with extensive analysis.