Web Application

Skipfish

Active web application security reconnaissance tool by Google (legacy but educational).

intermediate

Linux

Scanning

Authorized testing only. Practice on systems you own, isolated labs, or targets with written permission. Unauthorized access is illegal.

Historical tool practice and recursive discovery experiments.

Run against target; open HTML report.

Understanding older scanners improves intuition for modern ones.

Commands & usage

skipfish -o report https://example.com

Commands are educational examples. Adapt hosts, paths, and rates to your authorized scope.

ffuf

Fast web fuzzer for directories, vhosts, parameters, and more.

Gobuster

Directory/DNS/vhost brute-forcing tool written in Go.

Feroxbuster

Recursive content discovery tool with smart filtering.

dirsearch

Feature-rich web path scanner in Python.

Wfuzz

Flexible web application fuzzer for params, headers, auth, etc.

Nuclei

Template-based vulnerability scanner with huge community template set.