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List of security assessment tools

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This is a list of available software and hardware tools that are designed for or are particularly suited to various kinds of security assessment and security testing.

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Tool	Vendor	Type	License	Tasks	Commercial status
Aircrack-ng			GPL	Packet sniffer and injector; WEP encryption key recovery	Free
Metasploit	Rapid7	application, framework	EULA	Vulnerability scanning, vulnerability development	Multiple editions with various licensing terms, including one free-of-charge.
Nessus	Tenable Network Security		Proprietary; GPL (2.2.11 and earlier)	Vulnerability scanner
Nmap		terminal application	GPL v2	computer security, network management	Free
OpenVAS			GPL
Nikto Web Scanner			GPL
SQLmap
Wireshark	Riverbed Technology (sponsor)	desktop application	GPL2	Network sniffing, traffic analysis	Free. also offers limited vendor support, professional tools, and hardware for a fee

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