jseidl/GoldenEye

Health v2 · maintenance only

Flags: archived no_license

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1468 stars · 494 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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

GoldenEye is a Python 3 command-line tool for testing HTTP servers against Layer 7 denial-of-service attacks using the HTTP KeepAlive + NoCache attack vector. It is explicitly intended for security testing and educational purposes only and is no longer maintained.

Use cases

• test my web server's resilience to layer 7 DoS attacks
• stress test an HTTP endpoint with concurrent workers and sockets
• simulate HTTP KeepAlive NoCache flood for load testing defenses
• verify rate limiting and DoS protection on my site
• generate randomized user agents for HTTP load testing

When to choose

• you need a quick, simple Layer 7 DoS simulation tool for authorized penetration tests
• you want a lightweight Python script with configurable workers, sockets, and HTTP methods
• you are doing educational security research on HTTP flood attacks

When to avoid

• you need a maintained or supported tool - the project is explicitly unmaintained
• you want legitimate load testing with realistic traffic patterns - use tools like k6 or Locust instead
• you need modern features like HTTP/2 support or distributed testing
• you intend to attack systems without authorization - this is illegal

Facets

cli-tool · maturity abandoned

security http-client cli security penetration-testing web-development python cli windows dos-testing layer7 http-keepalive stress-testing security-testing unmaintained linux macos

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