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List of security assessment tools

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This is a list of available software and hardware tools that are designed for or are particularly suited to various kinds of security assessment and security testing.

Operating systems and tool suites

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Several operating systems and tool suites provide bundles of tools useful for various types of security assessment.

Operating system distributions

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Tools

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Tool Vendor Type License Tasks Commercial status
Aircrack-ng GPL Packet sniffer and injector; WEP encryption key recovery Free
Metasploit Rapid7 application, framework EULA Vulnerability scanning, vulnerability development Multiple editions with various licensing terms, including one free-of-charge.
Nessus Tenable Network Security Proprietary; GPL (2.2.11 and earlier) Vulnerability scanner
Nmap terminal application GPL v2 computer security, network management Free
OpenVAS GPL
Nikto Web Scanner GPL
SQLmap
Wireshark Riverbed Technology (sponsor) desktop application GPL2 Network sniffing, traffic analysis Free. also offers limited vendor support, professional tools, and hardware for a fee
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