360-FAAR alternatives
Looking for an alternative tool to replace 360-FAAR? During the review of 360-FAAR we looked at other open source tools. Based on their category, tags, and text, these are the ones that have the best match.
Alternatives (by score)
0trace.py
Introduction
This security tool enables the user to perform hop enumeration (similar to traceroute). Instead of sending actual packets, it uses an established TCP connection.
Project details
0trace.py is written in Python.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + Project is mature (10+ years)
- - Unknown project license
Typical usage
- Bypassing firewall rules
- Bypassing security measures
- Reconnaissance
FireAway
Introduction
FireAway is a security tool to test the security of a firewall by trying to bypass its rules. It will use different methods to hide data or avoid detection by the firewall itself. This tool can be used for both defensive as offensive security.Project details
FireAway is written in Python.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + The source code of this software is available
- - No releases on GitHub available
- - Unknown project license
Typical usage
- Bypassing firewall rules
- Firewall auditing
- Network traffic filtering
- Penetration testing
opensvp
Introduction
Tools like opensvp can be used to test the strength of a configuration from the outside. It makes it a good tool for penetration testing and security assessments. While people may feel safe to have a firewall in place, it might be unknowingly vulnerable to several attacks on protocol level. This tool helps with finding these weaknesses.
Project details
opensvp is written in Python.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + The source code of this software is available
Typical usage
- Application testing
- Defense testing
- Penetration testing
- Security assessment
Cloud Security Suite (CS Suite)
Introduction
Cloud Security Suite (CS Suite) is a security toolkit that allows scanning Amazon, Google, and Azure cloud platforms. It leverages tools like Lynis, Prowler, and Scout2 to collect all information. The promise of the tool is to simplify the installation of the tools, their configuration, and the data collection.
Project details
Cloud Security Suite is written in Python.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + The source code of this software is available
- - No releases on GitHub available
Typical usage
- IT audit
- Configuration audit
- Penetration testing
- System hardening
OpenSCAP
Introduction
The OpenSCAP project provides a wide variety of hardening guides, configuration baselines, and tools to test for vulnerabilities and configuration issues. It uses SCAP as the protocol to store the underlying data.
Project details
OpenSCAP is written in C.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + More than 25 contributors
- + The source code of this software is available
- + Supported by a large company
Typical usage
- Security assessment
- Vulnerability scanning
Docker Bench for Security
Introduction
Docker Bench for Security is a small security scanner to perform several tests that are part of the Docker CIS benchmark.Project details
Docker Bench for Security is written in shell script.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + More than 25 contributors
- + Screen output is colored
- + More than 3000 GitHub stars
- + The source code of this software is available
Typical usage
- Application security
- Configuration audit
- Security assessment
LUNAR
Introduction
LUNAR is short for Lockdown UNix Auditing and Reporting and runs on the system itself.
Project details
LUNAR is written in shell script.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + The source code of this software is available
Typical usage
- Security assessment
- Self-assessment
- System hardening
Lynis
Introduction
Lynis is an open-source security auditing tool that is available since 2007 and created by Michael Boelen. Its primary goal is to evaluate the security defenses of systems running Linux or other flavors of Unix. It provides suggestions to install, configure, or correct any security measures.
Project details
Lynis is written in shell script.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + The source code is easy to read and understand
- + More than 100 contributors
- + More than 8000 GitHub stars
- + Tool is easy to use
- + Available as package (simplified installation)
- + Commercial support available
- + Used language is shell script
- + Very low number of dependencies
- + Project is mature (10+ years)
- + The source code of this software is available
Typical usage
- IT audit
- Penetration testing
- Security assessment
- System hardening
- Vulnerability scanning
Prowler
Introduction
Prowler is a security tool to check systems on AWS against the related CIS benchmark. This benchmark provides a set of best practices for AWS. The primary usage for this tool is system hardening and compliance checking.
Project details
Prowler is written in shell script.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + More than 25 contributors
- + More than 500 GitHub stars
- + The source code of this software is available
Typical usage
- Compliance testing
- Security assessment
- System hardening
VHostScan
Introduction
Tools like VHostScan are powerful to perform reconnaissance and discover configuration defaults. This can be useful during penetration tests or security testing, to see if a system has been stripped from default pages. If not, this tool might discover them and provide valuable information about the system.
Project details
VHostScan is written in Python.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + The source code of this software is available
Typical usage
- Penetration testing
- Reconnaissance
orthrus
Introduction
Orthrus is a security framework and auditing tool. It allows monitoring and analyzing security configurations across multiple environments.
Project details
orthrus is written in Golang.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + The source code of this software is available
- - Project is in early phase and may be unstable
Typical usage
- Security assessment
- Self-assessment
- System hardening
- Vulnerability scanning
otseca
Introduction
Tools like otseca help with data collection. This could be useful for system administrators to collect data on a regular interval. This data then can be compared with a future data capture. Another possibility is to use it during pentesting. In that case one should have already obtained root access, as the tool requires this as well.
Project details
otseca is written in shell script.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + The source code is easy to read and understand
- + Tool is modular and extendable
- + The source code of this software is available
Typical usage
- Configuration audit
- Penetration testing
- Security assessment
ssh_scan
Introduction
This tool is light on its dependencies, as it only uses Ruby and BinData. The scanner is simple to use, as it is limited in the number of parameters and options. There is also the ability to show the results on the screen or export the data to a JSON file. The latter is great if you want to do further processing of the details, or simply store them for later comparison.
Project details
ssh_scan is written in Ruby.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + More than 10 contributors
- + Many releases available
- + The source code of this software is available
- + Supported by a large company
Typical usage
- Penetration testing
- Security assessment
- System hardening
- Vulnerability scanning
Assimilator
Introduction
A tool like Assimilator can be of great help to 'normalize' all firewall rules into one place. Especially when a company uses different firewalls, each with their own syntax and specifics. Assimilator will then simplify the way firewall rules are created and managed.
Project details
Assimilator is written in Python.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + The source code of this software is available
Typical usage
- Network traffic filtering
Chiron
Introduction
Chiron is a security assessment framework for IPv6. It provides several modules including an IPv6 scanner, IPv6 Local Link, IPv4-to-IPv6 proxy, IPv6 attack module, and IPv6 proxy. These modules help to perform an assessment, like a penetration test.
The tool uses IPv6 extension headers to create a headers chain. This may allow evading security devices like IDS, IPS, and firewalls. Due to the flexibility of the framework, the tool can also be used to perform fuzzing of the IPv6 stack of a device.
Project details
Chiron is written in Python.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + The source code of this software is available
- - No releases on GitHub available
Typical usage
- Network analysis
- Network scanning
- Network security monitoring
DFWFW (Docker Firewall Framework)
Introduction
DFWFW, short of Docker Firewall Framework, offers easy administration of the iptables rules of Docker containers. It updates using event streams.Project details
DFWFW is written in Perl.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + The source code of this software is available
- - Full name of author is unknown
Typical usage
- Firewall management
Douane
Introduction
Douane is an application firewall that blocks unknown or unwanted traffic. It provides a more fine-grained filtering as it looks at the combination of application and used network ports. This is useful when allowing common browse traffic on port 80 and 443. Instead of all applications being able to use this port, only the ones that are granted access will be able to do so. When a new connection is not trusted yet, Douane will ask to allow or deny the traffic stream.
Project details
Douane is written in C, C++, GTK+.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + The source code of this software is available
Typical usage
- Network traffic filtering
FireHOL
Introduction
FireHOL is promoted as an iptables stateful packet filtering firewall for humans. It also comes with FireQOS, which a bandwidth shaper based on tc.Project details
FireHOL is written in shell script.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + More than 500 GitHub stars
- + The source code of this software is available
Typical usage
- Firewall management
- Network traffic filtering
Knock
Introduction
Knock implements the principle of port knocking. It does so by using libpcap to sniff network traffic on interfaces and then use that to see if it matches a predefined sequence of steps.
Project details
Knock is written in C.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + Project is mature (10+ years)
- - No updates for a while
LPFW (LeoPard FloWer)
Introduction
LPFW is the abbreviation for LeoPard FloWer and is an application firewall for Linux.
Project details
LPFW is written in C++, Python.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + The source code of this software is available
- - Unknown project license
Typical usage
- Network traffic filtering
OpenSnitch
Introduction
OpenSnitch is a tool based on Little Snitch, a macOS application level firewall. All outgoing connections are monitored and the user is alerted when a new outgoing connection occurs. This allows the user to detect and block any unwanted connections.
Project details
OpenSnitch is written in Golang.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + More than 3000 GitHub stars
- + The source code of this software is available
- - No releases on GitHub available
Typical usage
- Network traffic filtering
iptables
Introduction
The iptables tool is the userspace command line program part of the netfilter project. Since Linux 2.4 it is the standard packet filtering engine. Among standard traffic filtering, it can be used for Network Address Translation (NAT).Project details
iptables is written in C.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + The source code of this software is available
- + Well-known tool
Typical usage
- Network traffic filtering
nftables
Introduction
nftables is supposed to replace netfilter as the primary interface of network filtering. It is available since Linux kernel 3.13. Both netfilter and nftables have been co-authored by Patrick McHardy.
Project details
nftables is written in C.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + The source code of this software is available
Typical usage
- Network traffic filtering
Faraday
Introduction
Faraday helps teams to collaborate when working on penetration tests or vulnerability management. It stores related security information in one place, which can be easily tracked and tested by other colleagues.
Project details
Faraday is written in Python.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + Commercial support available
- + More than 1000 GitHub stars
- + The source code of this software is available
Typical usage
- Collaboration
- Penetration testing
- Security assessment
- Vulnerability scanning
Scout2
Introduction
Scout2 is a security tool to assess the security of an AWS environment. It can be used for system hardening and IT audits.Project details
Scout2 is written in Python.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + More than 10 contributors
- + More than 500 GitHub stars
Typical usage
- IT audit
- Security assessment
- Self-assessment
- System hardening
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