pentest-commands - Penetration Testing Commands Reference
Command reference for penetration testing tools including Nmap, Metasploit, Hydra, John, Nikto, SQLMap
Tags
Updated: 2026-05-28What this skill does
- run nmap scans
- detect service versions
- exploit vulnerabilities
- brute force passwords
- scan web vulnerabilities
- enumerate networks
- enumerate databases
- crack password hashes
- test sql injection
- capture network traffic
- analyze data packets
- generate payloads
Inputs
- Kali Linux environment
- authorized target systems
- password wordlists
- target IP addresses
Outputs
- network enumeration results
- vulnerability findings
- exploitation payloads
- cracked credentials
- web vulnerability reports
Requirements
- Kali Linux environment
- target authorization
- password wordlists
- network access
- tool syntax knowledge