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gravitl/netmaker

Netmaker makes networks with WireGuard. Netmaker automates fast, secure, and distributed virtual networks.

Updated
2026-10-03
Lists
3 list mentions
First commit
2021-03-25
History
8 history points
License
NOASSERTION
Issues
233 open
Forks
658
Commits
7,893 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days
No 7-day history
1N3/Sn1per

Automated penetration testing & attack surface management platform. Recon, scan, exploit, report — 600+ exploits, 90+ integrations, 10K+ detections.

Updated
2026-07-04
Lists
1 list mention
First commit
2015-09-06
History
5 history points
License
NOASSERTION
Issues
9 open
Forks
2,210
Commits
722 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days
No 7-day history
bunkerity/bunkerweb

🛡️ Open-source and cloud-native Web Application Firewall (WAF)

AI dev
Updated
2026-10-07
Lists
5 list mentions
First commit
2019-08-20
History
11 history points
License
AGPL-3.0
Issues
197 open
Forks
649
Commits
10,816 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days
0 0.0%
openai/codex-security

OpenAI's Codex Security CLI and TypeScript SDK for finding, validating, and fixing security vulnerabilities. npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@openai/codex-security

AI dev
Updated
2026-09-12
Lists
4 list mentions
First commit
2026-07-15
History
2 history points
License
Apache-2.0
Issues
218 open
Forks
783
Commits
580 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days
No 7-day history
OpenCTI-Platform/opencti

Open Cyber Threat Intelligence Platform

AI dev
Updated
2026-09-20
Lists
1 list mention
First commit
2018-10-14
History
7 history points
License
NOASSERTION
Issues
2,157 open
Forks
1,456
Commits
14,389 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days
No 7-day history
OWASP/wstg

The Web Security Testing Guide is a comprehensive Open Source guide to testing the security of web applications and web services.

Updated
2026-10-10
Lists
1 list mention
First commit
2017-05-14
History
5 history points
License
CC-BY-SA-4.0
Issues
28 open
Forks
1,704
Commits
1,366 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days
0 0.0%
toniblyx/my-arsenal-of-aws-security-tools

List of open source tools for AWS security: defensive, offensive, auditing, DFIR, etc.

Updated
2026-10-02
Lists
1 list mention
First commit
2018-07-18
History
5 history points
License
Apache-2.0
Issues
12 open
Forks
1,580
Commits
323 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days
0 0.0%
capstone-engine/capstone

Capstone disassembly/disassembler framework for ARM, ARM64 (ARMv8), Alpha, BPF, Ethereum VM, HPPA, LoongArch, M68K, M680X, Mips, MOS65XX, PPC, RISC-V(rv32G/rv64G), SH, Sparc, SystemZ, TMS320C64X, TriCore, Webassembly, XCore and X86.

AI dev
Updated
2026-10-09
Lists
1 list mention
First commit
2013-11-27
History
5 history points
License
Unknown
Issues
352 open
Forks
1,733
Commits
5,505 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days
No 7-day history
smallstep/certificates

🛡️ A private certificate authority (X.509 & SSH) & ACME server for secure automated certificate management, so you can use TLS everywhere & SSO for SSH.

Updated
2026-10-17
Lists
2 list mentions
First commit
2018-10-05
History
16 history points
License
Apache-2.0
Issues
310 open
Forks
607
Commits
5,757 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
+12 +0.1%
Commit velocity, last 7 days
+2 0.0%
kata-containers/kata-containers

Kata Containers is an open source project and community working to build a standard implementation of lightweight Virtual Machines (VMs) that feel and perform like containers, but provide the workload isolation and security advantages of VMs. https://katacontainers.io/

AI dev
Updated
2026-09-25
Lists
2 list mentions
First commit
2016-08-18
History
5 history points
License
Apache-2.0
Issues
1,186 open
Forks
1,481
Commits
20,554 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days
No 7-day history
PrivateBin/PrivateBin

A minimalist, open source online pastebin where the server has zero knowledge of pasted data. Data is encrypted/decrypted in the browser using 256 bits AES.

AI dev
Updated
2026-09-18
Lists
3 list mentions
First commit
2010-05-26
History
8 history points
License
NOASSERTION
Issues
217 open
Forks
1,034
Commits
4,987 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days
No 7-day history
six2dez/reconftw

reconFTW is a tool designed to perform automated recon on a target domain by running the best set of tools to perform scanning and finding out vulnerabilities

AI dev
Updated
2026-09-26
Lists
2 list mentions
First commit
2020-12-30
History
5 history points
License
MIT
Issues
1 open
Forks
1,238
Commits
2,375 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days
No 7-day history
superradcompany/microsandbox

🧱 Easy fast local-first microVM runtime and library

AI dev
Updated
2026-09-09
Lists
4 list mentions
First commit
2024-10-03
History
7 history points
License
Apache-2.0
Issues
89 open
Forks
428
Commits
1,098 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days
No 7-day history
tutao/tutanota

Tuta is an email service with a strong focus on security and privacy that lets you encrypt emails, contacts and calendar entries on all your devices.

Updated
2026-09-25
Lists
4 list mentions
First commit
2013-06-28
History
12 history points
License
GPL-3.0
Issues
979 open
Forks
640
Commits
14,220 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days
No 7-day history
arkime/arkime

Arkime is an open source, large scale, full packet capturing, indexing, and database system.

AI dev
Updated
2026-10-03
Lists
1 list mention
First commit
2012-07-06
History
5 history points
License
Apache-2.0
Issues
39 open
Forks
1,171
Commits
6,751 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days
No 7-day history
projectcalico/calico

Cloud native networking and network security

AI dev
Updated
2026-10-12
Lists
1 list mention
First commit
2013-10-01
History
1 history point
License
Apache-2.0
Issues
274 open
Forks
1,616
Commits
40,624 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days
0 0.0%
netalertx/NetAlertX

Centralized network visibility and continuous asset discovery. Monitor devices, detect change, and stay aware across distributed networks.

AI dev
Updated
2026-10-16
Lists
1 list mention
First commit
2018-08-09
History
8 history points
License
GPL-3.0
Issues
28 open
Forks
460
Commits
6,065 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days
0 0.0%
presidentbeef/brakeman

A static analysis security vulnerability scanner for Ruby on Rails applications

Updated
2026-10-05
Lists
3 list mentions
First commit
2010-08-27
History
8 history points
License
NOASSERTION
Issues
116 open
Forks
779
Commits
4,241 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days
No 7-day history
onionshare/onionshare

Securely and anonymously share files, host websites, and chat with friends using the Tor network

Updated
2026-10-14
Lists
4 list mentions
First commit
2014-05-20
History
9 history points
License
NOASSERTION
Issues
64 open
Forks
733
Commits
5,874 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days
0 0.0%