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evilsocket/xray

XRay is a tool for recon, mapping and OSINT gathering from public networks. observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/evilsocket/xray · Go · GPL-3.0 (copyleft) · archived observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

10/100

  • Activity 0
  • Release rhythm 35
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_releases archived

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 3343
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 784
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

2331 stars · 297 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

XRay is a Go-based CLI tool for network reconnaissance and OSINT that enumerates subdomains via DNS bruteforcing, gathers open-port intelligence from Shodan, grabs service banners, and presents results in a web UI. The repository is legacy code, as the project has been reimplemented and expanded in Rust as 'legba'.

Use cases

  • enumerate subdomains of a target domain via DNS wordlist bruteforcing
  • gather open ports and service fingerprints for discovered hosts using Shodan
  • grab banners from HTTP, HTTPS, SSH, FTP, SMTP, MySQL, POP and IRC services
  • collect historical DNS data for a domain via ViewDNS
  • map a public network's attack surface during initial recon
  • inspect HTTPS certificate chains to discover additional subdomains

When to avoid

  • you want active development or new features - use the successor project legba instead
  • you need stealth or anonymity - connections are made directly from your host and may be flagged
  • you require port scanning without third-party API dependencies
  • unauthorized scanning may be illegal or against the target's policies

Facets

cli-tool · maturity abandoned

osint search-engine http-client web-scraping security networking cli security osint networking developer-tools windows go cli network-recon subdomain-enumeration shodan banner-grabbing network-mapping legacy superseded-by-legba linux macos docker

1 source

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
evilsocket/xraymain10

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