pentest-commands - Penetration Testing Commands
Provide command reference for penetration testing tools including nmap, metasploit, hydra, nikto, and sqlmap
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Updated: 2026-05-28Capabilities
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What this skill does
- scan networks with nmap
- discover hosts with nmap
- scan ports with nmap
- detect services with nmap
- enumerate vulnerabilities with nmap
- execute metasploit exploits
- generate metasploit payloads
- test web vulnerabilities with nikto
- test SQL injection with sqlmap
- brute force passwords with hydra
- crack password hashes with john
- crack wireless passwords with aircrack-ng
- capture network traffic with wireshark
Inputs
- Kali Linux
- penetration testing distribution
- authorized target IP addresses
- target IP addresses
- wordlists
- password wordlists
- brute force wordlists
- network access
- network access to target
- target systems
- penetration testing tools
- tool syntax understanding
- written authorization
Outputs
- network enumeration results
- host discovery results
- port scan results
- service detection results
- identified vulnerabilities
- exploitation payloads
- metasploit payloads
- cracked credentials
- password hashes
- web vulnerability findings
- SQL injection test results
- network traffic captures
Requirements
- Kali Linux
- penetration testing distribution
- written authorization
- authorized targets
- penetration testing tools
- network access
- tool syntax understanding