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Tool Name |
Description |
Level of Knowledge Needed to Master |
Resources to Learn |
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Aircrack-ng |
A suite of tools for 802.11 WEP and WPA-PSK key cracking. |
Intermediate |
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Wireshark |
A powerful network protocol analyzer that allows for detailed |
Intermediate |
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Metasploit |
A penetration testing framework for exploiting vulnerabilities |
Advanced |
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Nmap |
A network mapper that scans networks for hosts and services. |
Beginner |
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John the Ripper |
A popular password cracking tool, supporting various hash |
Intermediate |
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Hydra |
A fast and flexible network login cracker |
Intermediate |
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SQLMap |
An automated SQL injection and database |
Advanced |
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Nikto |
A web server scanner for detecting dangerous |
Beginner |
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OWASP ZAP |
An open-source web application security |
Intermediate |
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Social-Engineer Toolkit (SET) |
A framework for social engineering attacks, |
Advanced |
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Nessus |
A comprehensive vulnerability scanner for |
Intermediate |
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Snort |
An open-source intrusion prevention and |
Advanced |
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Tcpdump |
A command-line packet capture and analysis |
Intermediate |
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Ettercap |
A suite for man-in-the-middle attacks on |
Advanced |
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Maltego |
A platform for visualizing and analyzing |
Intermediate |
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Hashcat |
A powerful and fast password recovery tool |
Intermediate |
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Recon-ng |
A web reconnaissance framework with various |
Intermediate |
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Wifite |
An automated wireless attack tool designed |
Beginner |
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Binwalk |
A firmware analysis tool for extracting and |
Advanced |
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Volatility |
An advanced memory forensics framework for |
Advanced |
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Burp Suite |
An integrated platform for web application security testing. |
Advanced |