🛡️ Penetration Testing Kit

Penetration-Testing-Kit - Open source tool by AetherCodeHQ

cli golang pentesting security

What is it?

Penetration Testing Kit is a security tool designed for developers who need fast, reliable, and offline-capable tools. Built with Go for maximum performance and minimal resource usage.

Why should you care?

• 🚀 Fast — Compiled Go binary, no runtime dependencies
• 🔒 Secure — CodeQL security analysis + Dependabot
• 🌐 Offline-first — Works without internet connection
• 📦 Lightweight — Single binary, minimal footprint
• 🛠️ Developer-friendly — Clean CLI with helpful documentation

Quick Start

Prerequisites

• Go 1.21 or higher

Install from source

git clone https://github.com/AetherCodeHQ/Penetration-Testing-Kit.git
cd Penetration-Testing-Kit
go build -o Penetration-Testing-Kit .

Run

./Penetration-Testing-Kit --help

Usage

# Basic usage
./Penetration-Testing-Kit --path ./target

# With options
./Penetration-Testing-Kit --path ./target --format json --output report.json

# Verbose mode
./Penetration-Testing-Kit --path ./target --verbose

Features

• ✅ High-performance Go implementation
• ✅ Cross-platform support (Windows, Linux, macOS)
• ✅ JSON export for CI/CD integration
• ✅ Colored terminal output
• ✅ Configurable via YAML/JSON
• ✅ Comprehensive documentation

CLI Flags

Flag	Description	Default
--path	Target directory	.
--format	Output format (json, text, badge)	text
--output	Output filename	stdout
--verbose	Enable verbose output	false
--config	Config file path	-

Examples

Basic scan

./Penetration-Testing-Kit --path ./my-project

JSON report

./Penetration-Testing-Kit --path ./my-project --format json --output report.json

CI/CD integration

# .github/workflows/scan.yml
- name: Run Penetration Testing Kit
  run: ./Penetration-Testing-Kit --path . --format json --output report.json

Development

# Clone the repo
git clone https://github.com/AetherCodeHQ/Penetration-Testing-Kit.git
cd Penetration-Testing-Kit

# Build
go build -o Penetration-Testing-Kit .

# Run tests
go test ./...

# Lint
golangci-lint run

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please see CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.

Security

If you discover a security vulnerability, please report it responsibly. See SECURITY.md for details.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License — see the LICENSE file for details.

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Built with ❤️ by AetherCode • AetherCode-Core

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What's New in v1.1.0

• Professional documentation with badges
• CI/CD pipeline with GitHub Actions
• Security analysis with CodeQL
• Dependency management with Dependabot
• Code quality with GolangCI-Lint
• Issue and PR templates
• Contributing guidelines

Categories

Category	Description
Security & Penetration Testing	This project is part of the AetherCode ecosystem

Related Projects

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