# jivoi/pentest

:no_entry: offsec batteries included

Repository: https://github.com/jivoi/pentest
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/pentest
Language: Python
License Family: other
Topics: pentesting, kali-linux, python, pentesting-windows, pentest-environment, offensive-security
Last push: 2024-03-11T00:16:55+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4170, "days_push": 906, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1627, forks 594 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:13.102819+00:00)

## What it is
A collection of Python and shell scripts for offensive security and penetration testing tasks, including host discovery, port scanning, and reconnaissance. It serves as a batteries-included toolkit for setting up and running pentest workflows, particularly on Kali Linux.

## Use cases
- sweep a subnet for live hosts
- scan targets for open ports
- automate reconnaissance on a list of targets
- set up a pentest environment on kali linux
- run quick offsec scripts during an engagement

## When to choose
- you want lightweight scripts for recon and scanning on Kali Linux
- you need a quick starting point for a pentest environment
- you prefer simple, hackable Python scripts over heavy frameworks

## When to avoid
- you need a full-featured, maintained pentest framework with community support
- you require a project with an explicit license for commercial use
- you need GUI-based or automated exploitation tooling

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: penetration-testing, security, cli, developer-tools
- domain: security, penetration-testing
- platform: python, cli
- tags: offensive-security, kali-linux, reconnaissance, scanning, pentest-toolkit, command-line, linux

## Member repositories
- jivoi/pentest (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:13.102819+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 2026-08-30T03:48:25.405470+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/jivoi/pentest (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:13.102819+00:00, sha 1f7897eab23d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.