# jseidl/GoldenEye

GoldenEye Layer 7 (KeepAlive+NoCache) DoS Test Tool

Repository: https://github.com/jseidl/GoldenEye
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/goldeneye
Language: Python
License Family: other
Archived: true
Last push: 2023-11-16T05:22:00+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5063, "days_push": 1021, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1468, forks 494 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:48.870357+00:00)

## What it is
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 It is explicitly intended for security testing and educational purposes only and is no longer maintained.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
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: abandoned
- function: security, http-client, cli
- domain: security, penetration-testing, web-development
- platform: python, cli, windows
- tags: dos-testing, layer7, http-keepalive, stress-testing, security-testing, unmaintained, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- jseidl/GoldenEye (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:48.870357+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:34:56.783916+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/jseidl/GoldenEye (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:48.870357+00:00, sha 71e877d13d94)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.