PENTESTING-BIBLE
A link list of pentesting articles, write-ups and cheat sheets, not a tool.
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What it is
This repository is a curated list of web links to security articles, blog posts, and cheat sheets about penetration testing. It covers topics such as password hash extraction, Wi-Fi cracking, web vulnerabilities, OSINT, and Windows and Linux privilege escalation. It contains no installable software; you read the linked material on other websites.
- Browse write-ups on web vulnerabilities such as SQL injection and XSS
- Find cheat sheets for Linux and Windows privilege escalation
- Look up OSINT resources and reconnaissance techniques
- Find links to other curated lists like awesome-pentest or awesome-bug-bounty
Great for
- Students learning about penetration testing who want a starting list of reading material
- Security hobbyists looking for write-ups on specific techniques
- People who want a broad set of cheat sheets to browse
Not ideal for
- Anyone who needs a working security tool, since the repo contains only links and no code (the README lists external tools only as references)
- Professional pentesters needing current guidance, because the list was last pushed in April 2023 and many linked articles are from 2012 to 2019
- Readers who need authoritative or verified information, since the README does not review or vet the linked content
How to get it
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Read it online
Clone the repository to keep a local copy
git clone https://github.com/blaCCkHatHacEEkr/PENTESTING-BIBLE - 2
Run it
- Open the README on GitHub.
- Pick a topic from the numbered list, such as SQL injection or privilege escalation.
- Follow the linked article or cheat sheet on its own website.
- Check the publication date of each article before relying on its techniques.
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Get the most out of it
- Use the list alongside the linked awesome-* repositories for more current resources
- Search the numbered list for a specific topic, then read the original write-up
- Check each linked article's date and author before applying any technique
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Strengths
- Covers a wide range of pentesting topics in one place
- Each entry links to a named article or resource, so you can judge the source yourself
- Licensed under MIT
Trade-offs
- Contains only links, with no explanations, summaries, or code of its own
- Many linked resources are old and may be outdated; the repo has not been pushed since 2023-04-03
- Several links are truncated or point to third-party sites that may have moved
Stats synced from GitHub. The assessment above was drafted with AI from the project's README on 2026-10-29 and may miss recent changes — check the README before relying on a command. MIT licence: free to use, modify and distribute, including commercially, as long as you keep the copyright notice.