# SECFORCE/sparta

Network Infrastructure Penetration Testing Tool

Repository: https://github.com/SECFORCE/sparta
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/sparta
Language: Python
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2021-06-02T19:43:37+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4433, "days_push": 1918, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1671, forks 441 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:20.115840+00:00)

## What it is
SPARTA is a Python GUI application that simplifies network infrastructure penetration testing by streamlining the scanning and enumeration phases. It provides point-and-click access to tools like nmap and hydra, displaying all tool output in a convenient, customizable interface.

## Use cases
- scan and enumerate hosts on a network during a pentest
- run nmap scans through a point-and-click GUI
- brute-force services with hydra from a unified interface
- organize penetration testing tool output in one place
- customize default commands and tooling for recon workflows

## When to choose
- you are a penetration tester working on network infrastructure assessments
- you want a GUI wrapper around nmap, hydra, and enumeration scripts
- you use Kali Linux or a Debian-based system for pentesting

## When to avoid
- you need a modern, actively developed tool with recent updates
- you want automated exploitation rather than scanning and enumeration
- you need a headless or CLI-only solution

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: penetration-testing, gui, networking, security
- domain: penetration-testing, security, networking
- platform: python
- tags: nmap, hydra, pyqt, kali-linux, network-scanning, enumeration, offensive-security, command-line, linux, desktop

## Member repositories
- SECFORCE/sparta (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:20.115840+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 2026-08-30T03:42:40.260233+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/SECFORCE/sparta (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:20.115840+00:00, sha b73ee6d25347)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.