knownsec/404StarLink resource

Health v2 · maintenance only

Flags: no_releases no_license

Adoption not part of the score

11131 stars · 958 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

404StarLink is a curated showcase program by Knownsec 404 Lab that collects, tracks, and promotes high-quality open-source security projects. It maintains an index of vetted tools spanning penetration testing, vulnerability scanning, OSINT, and container security, with update feeds and community support for project authors.

Use cases

• discover curated open-source security tools
• find actively maintained pentesting tools
• find vulnerability scanner projects
• promote my open-source security project
• track updates of security tools
• find tools for internal network scanning
• find browser data extraction tools
• explore container escape and post-exploitation tools

When to choose

• you want a vetted, continuously updated directory of security tools rather than a raw search
• you are a security researcher looking for tools with community support and active maintenance
• you want to submit your security project for visibility and technical backing

When to avoid

• you need a single runnable tool rather than an index of many projects
• you need a library or API to integrate into your own code
• you need guaranteed licensing or formal support commitments for the listed projects

Facets

learning-resource · maturity active

security penetration-testing vulnerability-scanning developer-tools security penetration-testing developer-tools awesome-lists cross-platform windows awesome-list security-tools curated-list open-source-showcase chinese-security-community linux macos

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