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| Project | Info | What You'll Learn |
|---|---|---|
| Simple Port Scanner Async TCP port scanner in C++ @deniskhud |    | TCP socket programming • Async I/O patterns • Service detection Source Code | Docs |
| Keylogger Capture keyboard events with timestamps |  | Event handling • File I/O • Ethical considerations Source Code | Docs |
| Caesar Cipher CLI encryption/decryption tool | | Classical cryptography • Brute force attacks • CLI design Source Code | Docs |
| DNS Lookup CLI Tool Query DNS records with WHOIS |  | DNS protocols • WHOIS queries • Reverse DNS lookup Source Code | Docs |
| Simple Vulnerability Scanner Check software against CVE databases |   | CVE databases • Dependency scanning • Vulnerability assessment Source Code | Docs |
| Metadata Scrubber Tool Remove EXIF and privacy metadata @Heritage-XioN |  | EXIF data • Privacy protection • Batch processing Source Code | Docs |
| Network Traffic Analyzer Capture and analyze packets |  | Packet capture • Protocol analysis • Traffic visualization Source (C++) | Docs (C++) | Source (Python) | Docs (Python) |
| Hash Cracker Dictionary and brute-force cracking |  | Hash algorithms • Dictionary attacks • Password security Source Code | Docs |
| Steganography Multi-Tool Hide data in images, audio, QR, PDFs, text |  | Multi-format steganography • Zero-width Unicode • Audio LSB • QR exploitation Learn More |
| Ghost on the Wire L2 attack & defense: MAC spoofing + ARP detection |  | ARP protocol • MAC spoofing • MITM detection • L2 trust mapping Learn More |
| Canary Token Generator Self-hosted honeytokens that alert on access | | Deception defense • Honeytokens • Webhook alerting • Intrusion detection Learn More |
| Security News Scraper Aggregate cybersecurity news |  | Web scraping • CVE parsing • Database storage Learn More |
| Phishing Domain Generator & Quishing Scanner Typosquat generation + QR phishing detection | | Homoglyph attacks • Typosquatting • QR code analysis • Domain intelligence Learn More |
| SSH Brute Force Detector Monitor and block SSH attacks |  | Log parsing • Attack detection • Firewall automation Learn More |
| Simple C2 Beacon Command and Control beacon/server |   | C2 architecture • MITRE ATT&CK • WebSocket protocol • XOR encoding Source Code | Docs |
| Base64 Encoder/Decoder Multi-format encoding tool |  | Base64/32 encoding • URL encoding • Auto-detection Source Code | Docs |
| Linux CIS Hardening Auditor CIS benchmark compliance checker |  | CIS benchmarks • System hardening • Compliance scoring • Shell scripting Learn More |
| Systemd Persistence Scanner Hunt Linux persistence mechanisms | | Persistence techniques • Systemd internals • Cron analysis • Threat hunting Learn More |
| Linux eBPF Security Tracer Real-time syscall tracing with eBPF |  | eBPF programs • Syscall tracing • BCC framework • Security observability Learn More |
| Trojan Application Builder Educational malware lifecycle demo | | Trojan anatomy • Data exfiltration • File encryption • Attack lifecycle Learn More |
| DNS Sinkhole Pi-hole-style malware domain blocker | | DNS protocol • Blocklist management • Query logging • Network defense Learn More |
| Firewall Rule Engine Parse and validate iptables/nftables rules |  | Firewall internals • Rule parsing • iptables/nftables • V language Learn More |
| LLM Prompt Injection Firewall Detect and block prompt injection attacks | | AI security • Prompt injection • Input sanitization • LLM defense Learn More |
| Project | Info | What You'll Learn |
|---|---|---|
| Payload Obfuscation Engine Multi-layer payload obfuscation toolkit |   | Obfuscation techniques • Polymorphism • AV evasion • Signature detection Learn More |
| SIEM Dashboard Log aggregation with correlation |  | SIEM concepts • Log correlation • Full-stack development Source Code | Docs |
| Token Abuse Playground 15+ token vulnerabilities to exploit and fix |  | JWT exploitation • OAuth attacks • Session security • Token forensics Learn More |
| Supply Chain Attack Simulator Fake PyPI package dependency confusion demo |  | Supply chain attacks • Dependency confusion • Package security • PyPI internals Learn More |
| DDoS Mitigation Tool Detect traffic spikes | | DDoS detection • Rate limiting • Anomaly detection Learn More |
| Secrets Scanner Scan codebases and git history for leaked secrets |  | Secret detection • Shannon entropy • HIBP k-anonymity • SARIF output Source Code | Docs |
| API Security Scanner Enterprise API vulnerability scanner | | OWASP API Top 10 • ML fuzzing • GraphQL/SOAP testing Source Code | Docs |
| Wireless Deauth Detector Monitor WiFi deauth attacks |  | Wireless security • Packet sniffing • Attack detection Learn More |
| Credential Harvester Post-exploitation credential collection |  | Credential extraction • Browser forensics • Red team tooling • Nim language Learn More |
| Binary Analysis Tool Disassemble and analyze executables | | Binary analysis • String extraction • Malware detection Learn More |
| Chaos Engineering Security Tool Inject security failures to test resilience | | Chaos engineering • Security resilience • Credential spraying • Auth testing Learn More |
| Credential Rotation Enforcer Track and enforce credential rotation policies | | Credential hygiene • Secret rotation • Compliance dashboards • API integration Learn More |
| Race Condition Exploiter TOCTOU race condition attack & defense lab | | TOCTOU attacks • Double-spend bugs • Concurrent exploitation • Race visualization Learn More |
| Self-Hosted Shodan Clone Internet-connected device search engine | | Service fingerprinting • Network scanning • OSINT • Search engine design Learn More |
| JA3/JA4 TLS Fingerprinting Tool Fingerprint TLS clients by handshake | | TLS handshake analysis • JA3/JA4 hashing • Bot detection • Malware C2 identification Learn More |
| Mobile App Security Analyzer Decompile and analyze mobile apps | | APK/IPA analysis • Reverse engineering • OWASP Mobile Learn More |
| DLP Scanner Data Loss Prevention for files, DBs, and traffic | | PII detection • GDPR/HIPAA compliance • Pattern matching • Data classification Learn More |
| Lua/Nginx Edge Backend Full CRUD backend via Lua in Nginx |   | Edge computing • OpenResty • Lua scripting • WAF • JWT at the edge Learn More |
| Privesc Playground 20+ privilege escalation paths to exploit | | SUID exploitation • Sudo abuse • Cron hijacking • GTFOBins • Capability abuse Learn More |
| SBOM Generator & Vulnerability Matcher Software Bill of Materials with CVE matching | | SPDX/CycloneDX formats • Dependency analysis • CVE databases • EO 14028 compliance Learn More |
| Subdomain Takeover Scanner Detect dangling DNS records | | DNS enumeration • CNAME analysis • Cloud resource claiming • Bug bounty Learn More |
| GraphQL Security Tester Automated GraphQL vulnerability testing | | Introspection attacks • Query depth DoS • Authorization bypass • Batching abuse Learn More |
| Docker Security Audit CIS Docker Benchmark scanner | | CIS benchmarks • Container security • Multiple output formats Source Code | Docs |
| Project | Info | What You'll Learn |
|---|---|---|
| API Rate Limiter Distributed rate limiting middleware |    | Token bucket algorithm • Distributed systems • Redis backend Source Code | Docs |
| Encrypted Chat Application Real-time E2EE messaging |    | Signal Protocol • Double Ratchet • WebAuthn • WebSockets Source Code | Docs |
| Exploit Development Framework Modular exploitation framework |  | Exploit development • Payload generation • Plugin architecture Learn More |
| AI Threat Detection ML-powered nginx threat detection |  | ML ensemble (AE + RF + IF) • ONNX inference • Real-time detection Source Code |
| Bug Bounty Platform Full vulnerability disclosure platform |  | Full-stack development • CVSS scoring • Workflow automation Source Code | Docs |
| Cloud Security Compliance Dashboard Multi-cloud compliance with CIS, SOC2, HIPAA |  | CIS benchmarks • SOC2/HIPAA compliance • Cost-security optimization • Drift detection Learn More |
| Malware Analysis Platform Automated sandbox analysis | | Malware analysis • Sandboxing • YARA rules • IOC extraction Learn More |
| Quantum Resistant Encryption Post-quantum cryptography | | Post-quantum algorithms • Hybrid encryption • Kyber/Dilithium Learn More |
| Zero Day Vulnerability Scanner Coverage-guided fuzzing | | Fuzzing • Vulnerability research • Crash triage Learn More |
| Distributed Password Cracker GPU-accelerated cracking |  | Distributed systems • GPU computing • Hash cracking Learn More |
| Kernel Rootkit Detection Detect kernel-level rootkits | | Kernel internals • Memory forensics • Rootkit detection Learn More |
| Blockchain Smart Contract Auditor Solidity vulnerability analysis |  | Smart contracts • Static analysis • Solidity security Learn More |
| Adversarial ML Attacker Generate adversarial examples |  | Adversarial ML • FGSM/DeepFool • Model robustness Learn More |
| Advanced Persistent Threat Simulator Multi-stage APT simulation | | APT techniques • C2 infrastructure • Lateral movement Learn More |
| Hardware Security Module Emulator Software HSM with PKCS#11 | | HSM concepts • PKCS#11 interface • Cryptographic operations Learn More |
| Network Covert Channel Data exfiltration techniques | | Covert channels • Data exfiltration • Steganography Learn More |
| Automated Penetration Testing Full pentest automation | | Pentest automation • Recon to exploitation • Report generation Learn More |
| Haskell Reverse Proxy Functional reverse proxy with security middleware |  | Functional programming • Reverse proxy design • Security middleware • Haskell Source Code |
| "Monitor the Situation" Dashboard Real-time cyber threat situational awareness | | Threat intelligence • CVE tracking • MITRE ATT&CK • OSINT • Real-time dashboards Learn More |
| Honeypot Network Multi-service honeypot deployment & analysis | | Honeypot deployment • Attacker behavior analysis • IOC extraction • MITRE mapping Learn More |
| Supply Chain Security Analyzer Dependency vulnerability analysis | | Supply chain security • Dependency analysis • Malicious packages Learn More |
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