Samba alternatives
Looking for an alternative tool to replace Samba? During the review of Samba we looked at other open source tools. Based on their category, tags, and text, these are the ones that have the best match.
Top 3
- Dionaea (honeypot)
- SMBMap (SMB enumeration tool)
- Samba-VirusFilter (antivirus plugin)
These tools are ranked as the best alternatives to Samba.
Alternatives (by score)
Dionaea
Introduction
Dionaea is a honeypot that can emulate a range of services like FTP, HTTP, MySQL, and SMB. It can be used to see and learn how attackers work.Project details
Dionaea is written in C.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + The source code of this software is available
- - Full name of author is unknown
Typical usage
- Learning
- Threat discovery
SMBMap
Introduction
SMBMap allows scanning of file resources that are shared with the SMB protocol. The tool will list share drives, drive permissions, the share contents, upload/download functionality, file name auto-download pattern matching, and even execute remote commands. The tool was created for pentesters to simplify finding sensitive data, or at least test for it.
Project details
SMBMap is written in Python.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + The source code of this software is available
Typical usage
- Data leak detection
- Information gathering
- Penetration testing
Samba-VirusFilter
Introduction
On-access antivirus filter for Samba to detect malware threats and prevent them from investing file shares.Project details
Strengths and weaknesses
- + The source code of this software is available
keimpx
Introduction
The keimpx security tool can be used to check for valid credentials across a network. It uses the SMB protocol, typically used on Microsoft Windows and others.Project details
keimpx is written in Python.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + The source code of this software is available
Typical usage
- Penetration testing
- Security assessment
BuQuikker
Introduction
BuQuikker is a security tool to scan the Amazon S3 storage service. Its goal is to find open and unprotected S3 buckets.Project details
BuQuikker is written in Python.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + The source code of this software is available
Typical usage
- Data leak detection
- Security assessment
Bucket Finder
Introduction
The Bucket Finder tool can be a helpful tool during penetration testing and security assessments. It helps with the discovery of S3 buckets on the Amazon AWS cloud.
Project details
Bucket Finder is written in Ruby.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + The source code of this software is available
- - No updates for a while
Typical usage
- Data leak detection
- Penetration testing
- Security assessment
Bucket Stream
Introduction
Bucket Stream can be used to discover AWS S3 buckets. This tool may be helpful during reconnaissance and security assessments. As it does not include active scanning on the target itself, it is a passive way of finding information. This is a huge benefit, as you don't have to guess or brute-force the names.
Project details
Bucket Stream is written in Python.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + Tool is easy to use
- + The source code of this software is available
- - No releases on GitHub available
Typical usage
- Discovery of sensitive information
- Information leak detection
- Penetration testing
- Reconnaissance
S3Scanner
Introduction
The aptly named S3Scanner is to be used to detect AWS S3 buckets. Discovered buckets are displayed, together with the related objects in the bucket.
Project details
S3Scanner is written in Python.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + The source code of this software is available
Typical usage
- Information gathering
- Information leak detection
- Penetration testing
- Storage security testing
Teh S3 Bucketeers
Introduction
Tools like Teh S3 Bucketeers are valuable for doing reconnaissance and information gathering. They may be used during penetration tests and security assessments. The primary goal of these tools is to find S3 buckets that may lead to sensitive data stored on Amazon's storage service.
Project details
Teh S3 Bucketeers is written in shell script.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + The source code is easy to read and understand
- + Used language is shell script
- + The source code of this software is available
- - No releases on GitHub available
Typical usage
- Penetration testing
- Security assessment
- Storage security testing
inSp3ctor
Introduction
Like other S3 bucket scanners, inSp3ctor helps to find valid storage buckets on Amazon's AWS platform. This can be useful for security assignments like penetration testing or see what information is available about a company. Another option is using it to see if any private data is leaking.
Project details
inSp3ctor is written in Python.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + The source code is easy to read and understand
- + Very low number of dependencies
- + The source code of this software is available
- - No releases on GitHub available
Typical usage
- Penetration testing
- Security assessment
- Storage security testing
nfsshell
Introduction
Tools like this are typically used to manually check security problems with NFS. It can provide more details about an NFS server and the resources it has available.
Project details
nfsshell is written in C.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + The source code of this software is available
Typical usage
- Application security
- Storage security testing
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