skerkour/black-hat-rust

Applied offensive security with Rust - https://kerkour.com/black-hat-rust

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Updated 56 minutes ago
Added to GitGenius on September 15th, 2026
Created on February 3rd, 2021
Open Issues & Pull Requests: 7 (+0)
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Number of forks: 440
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Detailed Description

Black Hat Rust is a collection of offensive security tools and techniques implemented in Rust.

The project addresses the need for security professionals to understand and practice offensive security concepts through practical implementation. Rather than providing a single monolithic tool, it demonstrates applied offensive security patterns by building various security utilities in Rust, covering areas such as scanning, command and control, phishing infrastructure, and payload development. The approach emphasizes learning through implementation, showing how Rust's performance and safety features apply to security tooling.

This project suits security researchers, penetration testers, and bug bounty hunters who want to understand offensive security techniques at a code level and potentially build their own security tools. It works best for those already comfortable with Rust or willing to learn the language as part of their security education. The collection spans multiple security domains including reconnaissance, exploitation, and post-exploitation, making it relevant for red team operations and security auditing work.

The project maintains active engagement with its material through regular updates and refinements to its examples and techniques. Development shows consistent attention to keeping the implementations current with evolving security practices and Rust language features.