📚 Pentest-Resources

A curated list of websites and github repos with pentest cheatsheets, tools, techniques, CTF write-ups, and programming languages.

The goal of this project is to centralize pertinent and most used pentest/redteam cheatsheets, techniques, tools, and write-ups for like-minded offensive security enthusiasts and professionals.

Name	Author(s) / Maintainer(s)	Description	Link	Type
HackTricks	Carlos Polop	A website featuring curated hacking tricks, techniques, and methodologies, spanning from network penetration testing to web penetration testing.	Link	Pentest cheatsheats
Red Team Notes	Mantvydas Baranauskas	A list of red teaming and penetration testing notes on various tools and techniques utilized by penetration testers, red teams, and real adversaries.	Link	Red team/Pentest notes
Gtfobins	Emilio Pinna, Andrea Cardaci	A curated list of Unix binaries that can be used to bypass local security restrictions in misconfigured systems.	Link	Unix binaries
LOLBAS	Oddvar Moe	Contains a list of Windows binaries, scripts, and libraries that can be used for executing codes, Compiling code, UAC bypass, Persistance, etc	Link	Windows binaries/scripts
0xBEN	Benjamin H.	0xBEN's blog featuring cybersecurity/IT resources, cheat sheets, and write-ups.	Link	Cybersecurity/IT blog
IppSec	IppSec	IppSec's website that helps streamline your search for his YouTube videos and courses on HTB walkthroughs and techniques	Link	CTF (HTB) videos
0xdf hacks stuff	0xdf	0xdf's website with detailed write-ups on HTB machines	Link	CTF (HTB) write-ups
Goal Kicker	Unknown	Provides free exceptional programming notes covering 49 different types of programming languages, including scripting languages such as python and powershell	Link	Programming/Scripting language notes
The Hacker Recipes	Charlie Bromberg	Provides technical guides on various hacking topics as well as advanced topics such as Active Directory and Web services.	Link	Ethical Hacking guide
harmj0y	harmj0y	harmj0y's blog covering security researches and attacks on active directory.	Link	Offsec/Active Directory resource
CyberChef	GCHQ	A web app for encryption, encoding, compression and data analysis	Link	Web based security analysis tool
Payloads All The Things	Swissky	A list of useful payloads and bypass for Web Application Security and Pentest/CTF	Link	Web App payloads/cheatsheets
SecLists	Daniel Miessler, Jason Haddix, g0tmi1k	A collection of multiple types of lists used during security assessments, collected in one place. List types include usernames, passwords, URLs, sensitive data patterns, fuzzing payloads, web shells, and many more.	Link	Wordlists
Assetnote Wordlists	Assetnote	The website provides wordlists that are up to date and effective against the most popular technologies on the internet.	Link	Wordlists
Speed Guide	SG Staff	The site offers free network tools and covers Broadband Internet connections, network security, wireless and system performance. A large section focuses on Cable Modems and DSL technology, stressing on improving TCP/IP performance over high speed/latency networks.	Link	Network/Security resource
pentestmonkey	pentestmonkey	Contains pentest blogs, tools, and cheatsheets	Link	Pentest cheatsheets
Awesome Hacker Search Engines	Edoardo Ottavianelli	A curated list of awesome search engines useful during Penetration testing, Vulnerability assessments, Red/Blue Team operations, Bug Bounty and more.	Link	Pentest search engines
HackTools	Ludovic COULON, Riadh BOUCHAHOUA	A web extension facilitating web application penetration tests, it includes cheatsheets as well as all the tools used during a test such as XSS payloads, Reverse shells and much more.	Link	Web App tool/cheatsheet
NetSPI Blog	NetSPI	A blog on various Pentest, Red Team, General Offsec focused topics.	Link	Pentest/Red Team in depth
Hacking Articles	Raj Chandel - Founder and Others	Detailed and Summarised articles on various Pentest and Red Team topics, Offsec Tools and CTF writeups	Link	Detailed Pentest/Red Team Blog
PortSwigger Web Security Academy	PortSwigger	An academy with lessons and hands on lab to learn WebApp Pentesting	Link	WebApp Security Lessons & Labs

⭐ Contributing

Contributions are welcomed. This list is not exhaustive, and I might have missed other pertinent resources. Therefore, feel free to add useful pentest/redteam resources to the list. The resources could be for pentesting tools, techniques, cheatsheets, write-ups, blogs, payloads, and wordlists.

I appreciate your contributions to Pentest-Resources-Cheat-Sheets and look forward to working together to improve this project!

How to Contribute

1. Fork the Repository: Start by forking the Pentest-Resources-Cheat-Sheets repository to your GitHub account. You can do this by clicking the "Fork" button on the top right of the repository page.

2. Clone the Repository: Clone your forked repository to your local machine using the following command, replacing /bL34cHig0/ with your GitHub username and your-feature-name with your desired name:

   git clone https://github.com/bL34cHig0/Pentest-Resources-Cheat-Sheets.git
   

3. Create a Branch: Before making changes, create a new branch for your work:

   git checkout -b feature/your-feature-name
   

   Be sure to choose an appropriate branch name that describes the purpose of your changes.

4. Make Your Changes: Make your desired changes to the list and follow the format.

5. Commit Your Changes: Commit your changes with clear and concise commit messages:

   git commit -m "Add feature/fix: describe your changes here"
   

6. Push Your Changes: Push your changes to your forked repository:

   git push origin feature/your-feature-name
   

7. Submit a Pull Request (PR): Go to the original repository and click the "New Pull Request" button. Provide a detailed description of your changes, why they are necessary, and any relevant context.

Reporting Issues

If you would like to discuss improvements, please open an issue on the GitHub repository or reach out to me via LinkedIn

Note

Some of these websites and github repos are open-source. Contributors not mentioned are credited on each projects' official page.