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Adversis/tailsnitch

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A security auditor for Tailscale configurations. Scans your tailnet for misconfigurations, overly permissive access controls, and security best practice violations. observed · 2026-10-06

github.com/Adversis/tailsnitch · Go · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-10-06

Health v2 · maintenance only

79/100

  • Activity 93
  • Release rhythm 93
  • Longevity 21
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: 0.5
  • age_days: 300
  • days_rel: 47
  • days_push: 47
  • n_releases_24m: 9

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1129 stars · 28 forks observed · 2026-10-06

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

Tailsnitch is a Go-based CLI security auditor for Tailscale configurations that scans a tailnet for 50+ misconfigurations, overly permissive access controls, and best-practice violations. It supports read-only audits and interactive remediation via the Tailscale API, with filtering by severity, category, and specific checks.

Use cases

  • audit my tailscale tailnet for security misconfigurations
  • find overly permissive ACL rules in tailscale
  • detect stale devices and unused auth keys in tailnet
  • check if tailnet lock is enabled
  • export tailscale security audit results as json
  • automatically fix tailscale security issues
  • verify tailscale ssh rules are not too permissive

When to choose

  • you run a Tailscale tailnet and want automated security auditing
  • you need actionable, categorized findings with severity levels
  • you want interactive or automated remediation of common misconfigurations

When to avoid

  • you use a different VPN or mesh networking solution
  • you need continuous runtime monitoring rather than point-in-time audits
  • you cannot grant API/OAuth access to your tailnet

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

security vulnerability-scanning cli configuration-management security networking developer-tools windows go cli tailscale tailnet security-audit misconfiguration-detection acl-analysis vpn-security command-line linux macos

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Member repositories

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