swap_digger
Tool and Usage
Project details
- License
- GPLv3
- Programming language
- shell script
- Author
- Emeric Nasi
- Latest release
- 1.0
- Latest release date
Project health
Why this tool?
Swap memory is similar to active memory and may contain sensitive details.
Examples of sensitive data artifacts:
- Login accounts and passwords
- GPG keys
- Master keys of password managers
- Email addresses
- WiFi SSID details and keys
- Samba credentials
- Other authentication details
How it works
The tool reads the swap file or files, which are often discovery via the /proc/swaps file. It then starts digging through its contents in the hunt for useful information.
Usage and audience
swap_digger is commonly used for data extraction, information gathering, or penetration testing. Target users for this tool are pentesters and security professionals.
Features
- Command line interface
Tool review and remarks
The review and analysis of this project resulted in the following remarks for this security tool:
Strengths
- + The source code of this software is available
Installation
Supported operating systems
Swap_digger is known to work on Linux.
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Categories
This tool is categorized as a data excavation tool.