# sundowndev/hacker-roadmap

A collection of hacking tools, resources and references to practice ethical hacking.

Repository: https://github.com/sundowndev/hacker-roadmap
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/hacker-roadmap
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: hacking, hacking-tool, penetration-testing, roadmap, frameworks, hacktools, pentest, web-hacking, exploitation, post-exploitation, information-gathering, pentesting, security
Archived: true
Last push: 2023-10-16T11:21:45+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3075, "days_push": 1052, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 15567, forks 1709 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:12.045759+00:00)

## What it is
A curated roadmap and collection of hacking tools, resources, and references for learning ethical hacking and penetration testing. It organizes tools by category such as information gathering, password attacks, web hacking, and exploitation, and is now archived.

## Use cases
- learn penetration testing from scratch
- find open source hacking tools by category
- build a study roadmap for ethical hacking
- find practice challenges for security skills
- discover wordlists and exploitation frameworks
- understand the basics of pen testing methodology

## When to choose
- you are a beginner looking for a structured overview of pentesting topics and tools
- you want a curated list of UNIX-compatible open source security tools
- you need pointers to books, challenges, and additional learning resources

## When to avoid
- you need up-to-date tool recommendations, since the project is archived and content may be outdated
- you want an actual tool or framework rather than a list of links
- you need production security tooling for professional engagements

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: abandoned
- function: penetration-testing, security, developer-tools
- domain: security, penetration-testing, tutorials, awesome-lists
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: awesome-list, ethical-hacking, pentest, roadmap, curated-list, archived, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- sundowndev/hacker-roadmap (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:12.045759+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 2026-08-29T17:05:39.117157+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/sundowndev/hacker-roadmap (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:12.045759+00:00, sha c5d2b4b6331e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.