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DO A PENTESTING FOR EACH OF THE OPERATORS!!!


Popular Kubernetes Operators



What are the 25 most popular Kubernetes Operators. Don't number the list, instead put an asterisk and 1 space before each item in a list. Give an appropriate URL link to the GitHub repository and to the official vendor documentation URL. Make URLs as raw URLs with no formatting. Don't repeat yourself

Popular Kubernetes Operators



* Prometheus Operator: Manages Prometheus monitoring instances in Kubernetes.
GitHub: https://github.com/prometheus-operator/prometheus-operator
Documentation: https://prometheus-operator.dev/docs/

* MongoDB Community Kubernetes Operator: Manages MongoDB instances within Kubernetes.
GitHub: https://github.com/mongodb/mongodb-kubernetes-operator
Documentation: https://docs.mongodb.com/kubernetes-operator/

* Elastic Cloud on Kubernetes (ECK): Official Kubernetes operator for ElasticSearch and Kibana.
GitHub: https://github.com/elastic/cloud-on-k8s
Documentation: https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/cloud-on-k8s/current/index.html

* MySQL Operator: Automates the management of MySQL clusters in Kubernetes.
GitHub: https://github.com/oracle/mysql-operator
Documentation: https://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql-operator/en/

* PostgreSQL Operator (CrunchyData): Automates PostgreSQL cluster management.
GitHub: https://github.com/CrunchyData/postgres-operator
Documentation: https://access.crunchydata.com/documentation/postgres-operator/

* Redis Operator: Manages Redis clusters inside Kubernetes.
GitHub: https://github.com/spotahome/redis-operator
Documentation: https://github.com/spotahome/redis-operator#redis-operator

* Nginx Ingress Controller: Manages Nginx instances that serve as Kubernetes Ingress controllers.
GitHub: https://github.com/kubernetes/ingress-nginx
Documentation: https://kubernetes.github.io/ingress-nginx/

* Strimzi Kafka Operator: Manages Apache Kafka on Kubernetes.
GitHub: https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator
Documentation: https://strimzi.io/docs/

* Cassandra Operator: Kubernetes operator for managing Apache Cassandra clusters.
GitHub: https://github.com/datastax/cass-operator
Documentation: https://k8ssandra.io/docs/

* Jenkins Operator: Manages Jenkins instances on Kubernetes.
GitHub: https://github.com/jenkinsci/kubernetes-operator
Documentation: https://jenkinsci.github.io/kubernetes-operator/

* RabbitMQ Cluster Kubernetes Operator: Manages RabbitMQ clusters on Kubernetes.
GitHub: https://github.com/rabbitmq/cluster-operator
Documentation: https://www.rabbitmq.com/kubernetes/operator/operator-overview.html

* Cert-Manager: Automates the management and issuance of TLS certificates.
GitHub: https://github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager
Documentation: https://cert-manager.io/docs/

* Couchbase Autonomous Operator: Automates the management of Couchbase clusters.
GitHub: https://github.com/couchbase/couchbase-operator
Documentation: https://docs.couchbase.com/operator/current/overview.html

* Etcd Operator: Simplifies etcd cluster management.
GitHub: https://github.com/etcd-io/etcd-operator
Documentation: https://github.com/etcd-io/etcd-operator

* Kong Kubernetes Ingress Controller: Manages Kong API gateway as an ingress controller.
GitHub: https://github.com/Kong/kubernetes-ingress-controller
Documentation: https://docs.konghq.com/kubernetes-ingress-controller/

* Rook: Manages storage in Kubernetes, supporting Ceph and other storage backends.
GitHub: https://github.com/rook/rook
Documentation: https://rook.io/docs/

* Vault Kubernetes Operator: Manages HashiCorp Vault instances within Kubernetes.
GitHub: https://github.com/hashicorp/vault-k8s
Documentation: https://www.vaultproject.io/docs/platform/k8s

* Zookeeper Operator: Manages Apache Zookeeper clusters in Kubernetes.
GitHub: https://github.com/pravega/zookeeper-operator
Documentation: https://github.com/pravega/zookeeper-operator#zookeeper-operator

* Velero: Manages backup and recovery of Kubernetes clusters.
GitHub: https://github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero
Documentation: https://velero.io/docs/

* KubeDB: Kubernetes operator for managing databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MongoDB.
GitHub: https://github.com/kubedb/operator
Documentation: https://kubedb.com/docs/

* Prometheus Adapter: Enables Prometheus metrics as custom metrics in Kubernetes.
GitHub: https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/prometheus-adapter
Documentation: https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/prometheus-adapter

* Thanos Operator: Manages Thanos instances on Kubernetes.
GitHub: https://github.com/banzaicloud/thanos-operator
Documentation: https://github.com/banzaicloud/thanos-operator

* Istio Operator: Simplifies the installation and management of Istio.
GitHub: https://github.com/istio/istio
Documentation: https://istio.io/latest/docs/setup/install/operator/

* Elasticsearch Operator (Elastic ECK): Manages Elasticsearch and Kibana clusters.
GitHub: https://github.com/elastic/cloud-on-k8s
Documentation: https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/cloud-on-k8s/current/k8s-overview.html

* Operator SDK: A framework for building Kubernetes operators.
GitHub: https://github.com/operator-framework/operator-sdk
Documentation: https://sdk.operatorframework.io/docs/

* Knative Serving Operator: Automates the installation and management of Knative Serving.
GitHub: https://github.com/knative/operator
Documentation: https://knative.dev/docs/

* Tekton Operator: Manages Tekton pipelines and components.
GitHub: https://github.com/tektoncd/operator
Documentation: https://github.com/tektoncd/operator/blob/main/docs/README.md

* Postgres-Operator (Zalando): Manages Postgres clusters on Kubernetes.
GitHub: https://github.com/zalando/postgres-operator
Documentation: https://postgres-operator.readthedocs.io/en/latest/

* Calico Operator: Manages Calico network policies and configurations.
GitHub: https://github.com/projectcalico/operator
Documentation: https://docs.projectcalico.org/getting-started/kubernetes/installation/operator

* Argo CD Operator: Manages Argo CD instances on Kubernetes for GitOps.
GitHub: https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd
Documentation: https://argo-cd.readthedocs.io/en/stable/

These Kubernetes operators are essential for automating the management of complex applications, databases, and infrastructure within Kubernetes environments.




DO A PENTESTING FOR EACH OF THE LIBRARIES!!!



Popular Kubernetes Open Source Libraries



What are the 50 most popular open source Kubernetes libraries. Don't number the list, instead put an asterisk and 1 space before each item in a list. Give an appropriate URL link to the GitHub repository and to the official vendor documentation URL. Make URLs as raw URLs with no formatting. Don't repeat yourself


Popular Kubernetes Open Source Libraries



* Helm: A package manager for Kubernetes that helps in defining, installing, and upgrading applications.
GitHub: https://github.com/helm/helm
Documentation: https://helm.sh/docs/

* Kubectl: The Kubernetes command-line tool used to manage Kubernetes clusters.
GitHub: https://github.com/kubernetes/kubectl
Documentation: https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/kubectl/

* Prometheus: An open-source monitoring and alerting toolkit that integrates with Kubernetes.
GitHub: https://github.com/prometheus/prometheus
Documentation: https://prometheus.io/docs/introduction/overview/

* Kustomize: A configuration management tool for Kubernetes that provides a way to customize application configuration.
GitHub: https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/kustomize
Documentation: https://kustomize.io/

* Istio: An open platform to connect, manage, and secure microservices.
GitHub: https://github.com/istio/istio
Documentation: https://istio.io/latest/docs/

* Argo: A set of tools for running and managing jobs on Kubernetes.
GitHub: https://github.com/argoproj/argo
Documentation: https://argoproj.github.io/argo-workflows/

* Flux: A set of continuous and progressive delivery solutions for Kubernetes.
GitHub: https://github.com/fluxcd/flux
Documentation: https://fluxcd.io/docs/

* KubeVirt: A Kubernetes virtualization API and runtime for managing traditional VM workloads alongside container workloads.
GitHub: https://github.com/kubevirt/kubevirt
Documentation: https://kubevirt.io/user-guide/

* Metallb: A load-balancer implementation for bare metal Kubernetes clusters.
GitHub: https://github.com/metallb/metallb
Documentation: https://metallb.universe.tf/

* K9s: A terminal UI to manage your Kubernetes clusters.
GitHub: https://github.com/derailed/k9s
Documentation: https://k9scli.io/

* Velero: Backup and migrate Kubernetes applications and their persistent volumes.
GitHub: https://github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero
Documentation: https://velero.io/docs/

* Linkerd: A service mesh that provides runtime debugging, observability, reliability, and security for microservices.
GitHub: https://github.com/linkerd/linkerd2
Documentation: https://linkerd.io/2.11/getting-started/

* KEDA: Kubernetes-based Event Driven Autoscaling.
GitHub: https://github.com/kedacore/keda
Documentation: https://keda.sh/docs/

* Jaeger: A distributed tracing platform, particularly useful for Kubernetes microservices.
GitHub: https://github.com/jaegertracing/jaeger
Documentation: https://www.jaegertracing.io/docs/

* Rook: Storage Orchestration for Kubernetes.
GitHub: https://github.com/rook/rook
Documentation: https://rook.io/docs/rook/v1.8/

* Contour: An ingress controller for Kubernetes that provides high availability, scalability, and speed.
GitHub: https://github.com/projectcontour/contour
Documentation: https://projectcontour.io/docs/

* Calico: A networking and network security solution for containers.
GitHub: https://github.com/projectcalico/calico
Documentation: https://docs.projectcalico.org/

* Kong for Kubernetes: An open-source ingress controller for Kubernetes.
GitHub: https://github.com/Kong/kubernetes-ingress-controller
Documentation: https://docs.konghq.com/kubernetes-ingress-controller/

* Knative: A Kubernetes-based platform to build, deploy, and manage modern serverless workloads.
GitHub: https://github.com/knative/serving
Documentation: https://knative.dev/docs/

* OpenFaaS: A framework for building serverless functions on Kubernetes.
GitHub: https://github.com/openfaas/faas
Documentation: https://docs.openfaas.com/

* Cert-Manager: Automatically provision and manage TLS certificates in Kubernetes.
GitHub: https://github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager
Documentation: https://cert-manager.io/docs/

* External-DNS: A Kubernetes addon that configures external DNS servers (e.g., AWS Route53) with information about exposed Kubernetes services.
GitHub: https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/external-dns
Documentation: https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/external-dns/blob/master/docs/tutorials/aws.md

* Minikube: A tool that runs a single-node Kubernetes cluster inside a VM on your local machine.
GitHub: https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube
Documentation: https://minikube.sigs.k8s.io/docs/

* Kubeflow: A machine learning toolkit for Kubernetes.
GitHub: https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow
Documentation: https://www.kubeflow.org/docs/

* Prometheus Operator: Provides easy monitoring definitions for Kubernetes services and deployment and management of Prometheus instances.
GitHub: https://github.com/prometheus-operator/prometheus-operator
Documentation: https://prometheus-operator.dev/docs/

* Thanos: Highly available Prometheus setup with long-term storage capabilities.
GitHub: https://github.com/thanos-io/thanos
Documentation: https://thanos.io/tip/thanos/getting-started.md/

* Kubebuilder: A framework for building Kubernetes APIs using CRDs.
GitHub: https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/kubebuilder
Documentation: https://book.kubebuilder.io/

* Cilium: A networking, observability, and security layer for Kubernetes.
GitHub: https://github.com/cilium/cilium
Documentation: https://docs.cilium.io/en/v1.10/

* Krew: A package manager for kubectl plugins.
GitHub: https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/krew
Documentation: https://krew.sigs.k8s.io/docs/

* Kube-state-metrics: A service that listens to the Kubernetes API server and generates metrics about the state of the objects.
GitHub: https://github.com/kubernetes/kube-state-metrics
Documentation: https://github.com/kubernetes/kube-state-metrics#documentation

* Skupper: A service interconnect to enable multi-cloud/multi-cluster communication in Kubernetes.
GitHub: https://github.com/skupperproject/skupper
Documentation: https://skupper.io/docs/

* Kiali: Observability for the Istio service mesh.
GitHub: https://github.com/kiali/kiali
Documentation: https://kiali.io/documentation/

* Kube-prometheus: A collection of Kubernetes manifests, Grafana dashboards, and Prometheus rules.
GitHub: https://github.com/prometheus-operator/kube-prometheus
Documentation: https://github.com/prometheus-operator/kube-prometheus#kube-prometheus

* Telepresence: A tool to run a single service locally while connecting that service to a remote Kubernetes cluster.
GitHub: https://github.com/telepresenceio/telepresence
Documentation: https://www.telepresence.io/docs/latest/

* Harbor: An open-source container image registry that secures images with role-based access control, scans images for vulnerabilities, and signs images as trusted.
GitHub: https://github.com/goharbor/harbor
Documentation: https://goharbor.io/docs/

* Vitess: A database clustering system for horizontal scaling of MySQL.
GitHub: https://github.com/vitessio/vitess
Documentation: https://vitess.io/docs/

* Kubefed: Kubernetes Cluster Federation.
GitHub: https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/kubefed
Documentation: https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/kubefed/blob/master/docs/README.md

* Kuma: A platform-agnostic service mesh for microservices.
GitHub: https://github.com/kumahq/kuma
Documentation: https://kuma.io/docs/

* Gatekeeper: Policy management for Kubernetes.
GitHub: https://github.com/open-policy-agent/gatekeeper
Documentation: https://open-policy-agent.github.io/gatekeeper/

* Pulumi: A modern infrastructure as code tool.
GitHub: https://github.com/pulumi/pulumi
Documentation: https://www.pulumi.com/docs/

* Carvel: A suite of tools for managing resources on Kubernetes.
GitHub: https://github.com/vmware-tanzu/carvel
Documentation: https://carvel.dev/

* Terraform: Infrastructure as code tool that integrates with Kubernetes.
GitHub: https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform
Documentation: https://www.terraform.io/docs/providers/kubernetes/index.html

* Kubeless: A Kubernetes-native serverless framework.
GitHub: https://github.com/kubeless/kub

Popular Kubernetes Open Source Libraries (Continued)



* Kubeless: A Kubernetes-native serverless framework.
GitHub: https://github.com/kubeless/kubeless
Documentation: https://kubeless.io/docs/

* Kong Ingress Controller: An open-source API gateway and ingress controller for Kubernetes.
GitHub: https://github.com/Kong/kubernetes-ingress-controller
Documentation: https://docs.konghq.com/kubernetes-ingress-controller/

* Karpenter: An open-source Kubernetes cluster autoscaler.
GitHub: https://github.com/aws/karpenter
Documentation: https://karpenter.sh/docs/

* Kubeadm: A tool built to provide best-practice “fast paths” for creating Kubernetes clusters.
GitHub: https://github.com/kubernetes/kubeadm
Documentation: https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/setup-tools/kubeadm/

* Kops: Kubernetes Operations (kops) helps you create, destroy, upgrade, and maintain production-grade, highly available Kubernetes clusters.
GitHub: https://github.com/kubernetes/kops
Documentation: https://kops.sigs.k8s.io/

* Crossplane: A framework for building cloud-native control planes.
GitHub: https://github.com/crossplane/crossplane
Documentation: https://crossplane.io/docs/

* Kubebench: A benchmarking framework for Kubernetes.
GitHub: https://github.com/kubeflow/kubebench
Documentation: https://kubeflow.org/docs/components/kubebench/

* K3s: A lightweight Kubernetes distribution, perfect for IoT and edge computing.
GitHub: https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s
Documentation: https://rancher.com/docs/k3s/latest/en/

* Octant: A tool for developers to understand how applications run on a Kubernetes cluster.
GitHub: https://github.com/vmware-tanzu/octant
Documentation: https://octant.dev/

* Kraken: A stress testing tool for containerized workloads on Kubernetes.
GitHub: https://github.com/openshift-scale/kraken
Documentation: https://github.com/openshift-scale/kraken#kraken

* OpenTelemetry: A set of APIs, libraries, agents, and instrumentation that provide observability across your system.
GitHub: https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java-instrumentation
Documentation: https://opentelemetry.io/docs/

These libraries are widely used in the Kubernetes ecosystem to extend, manage, and secure Kubernetes deployments across different environments.



DO A PENTESTING FOR EACH OF THE LIBRARIES!!!


Popular CNCF Open Source Libraries



What are the 50 most popular CNCF Projects. Don't number the list, instead put an asterisk and 1 space before each item in a list. Give an appropriate URL link to the GitHub repository and to the official vendor documentation URL. Make URLs as raw URLs with no formatting. Don't repeat yourself


Popular CNCF Projects



* Kubernetes: An open-source system for automating the deployment, scaling, and management of containerized applications.
GitHub: https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes
Documentation: https://kubernetes.io/docs/

* Prometheus: An open-source monitoring and alerting toolkit.
GitHub: https://github.com/prometheus/prometheus
Documentation: https://prometheus.io/docs/introduction/overview/

* Envoy: An open-source edge and service proxy, designed for cloud-native applications.
GitHub: https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy
Documentation: https://www.envoyproxy.io/docs/envoy/latest/

* Helm: A package manager for Kubernetes, helping to define, install, and upgrade applications.
GitHub: https://github.com/helm/helm
Documentation: https://helm.sh/docs/

* Fluentd: An open-source data collector for unified logging layer.
GitHub: https://github.com/fluent/fluentd
Documentation: https://docs.fluentd.org/

* Linkerd: A lightweight service mesh for Kubernetes.
GitHub: https://github.com/linkerd/linkerd2
Documentation: https://linkerd.io/2.11/getting-started/

* etcd: A distributed key-value store that provides a reliable way to store data across a cluster of machines.
GitHub: https://github.com/etcd-io/etcd
Documentation: https://etcd.io/docs/

* Argo: A suite of Kubernetes-native tools for running and managing jobs and workflows.
GitHub: https://github.com/argoproj/argo-workflows
Documentation: https://argoproj.github.io/argo-workflows/

* CNI: Container Network Interface, a specification and libraries for writing plugins to configure network interfaces in Linux containers.
GitHub: https://github.com/containernetworking/cni
Documentation: https://github.com/containernetworking/cni/blob/main/SPEC.md

* CoreDNS: A DNS server that chains plugins, focusing on service discovery in cloud-native environments.
GitHub: https://github.com/coredns/coredns
Documentation: https://coredns.io/manual/toc/

* OpenTracing: A set of standards for distributed tracing and instrumentation for microservices.
GitHub: https://github.com/opentracing/opentracing-java
Documentation: https://opentracing.io/docs/overview/what-is-tracing/

* Harbor: An open-source container image registry that secures images with role-based access control, scans images for vulnerabilities, and signs images as trusted.
GitHub: https://github.com/goharbor/harbor
Documentation: https://goharbor.io/docs/

* Jaeger: An open-source, end-to-end distributed tracing system.
GitHub: https://github.com/jaegertracing/jaeger
Documentation: https://www.jaegertracing.io/docs/

* gRPC: A high-performance, open-source universal RPC framework.
GitHub: https://github.com/grpc/grpc
Documentation: https://grpc.io/docs/

* Thanos: A highly available Prometheus setup with long-term storage capabilities.
GitHub: https://github.com/thanos-io/thanos
Documentation: https://thanos.io/tip/thanos/getting-started.md/

* Vitess: A database clustering system for horizontal scaling of MySQL.
GitHub: https://github.com/vitessio/vitess
Documentation: https://vitess.io/docs/

* Cilium: An open-source software for providing and securing network connectivity between application services deployed using Linux container management platforms.
GitHub: https://github.com/cilium/cilium
Documentation: https://docs.cilium.io/en/stable/

* Rook: An open-source storage orchestrator for Kubernetes, automating the deployment, bootstrapping, configuration, and scaling of storage services.
GitHub: https://github.com/rook/rook
Documentation: https://rook.io/docs/rook/v1.8/

* Containerd: An industry-standard core container runtime that emphasizes simplicity, robustness, and portability.
GitHub: https://github.com/containerd/containerd
Documentation: https://containerd.io/docs/

* Spinnaker: A multi-cloud continuous delivery platform for releasing software changes with high velocity and confidence.
GitHub: https://github.com/spinnaker/spinnaker
Documentation: https://spinnaker.io/docs/

* OPA: Open Policy Agent is a general-purpose policy engine that unifies policy enforcement across the stack.
GitHub: https://github.com/open-policy-agent/opa
Documentation: https://www.openpolicyagent.org/docs/latest/

* Notary: A framework for securing the Docker image distribution chain.
GitHub: https://github.com/theupdateframework/notary
Documentation: https://docs.docker.com/notary/

* KubeVirt: Kubernetes Virtualization API and runtime for running virtualized workloads alongside container workloads.
GitHub: https://github.com/kubevirt/kubevirt
Documentation: https://kubevirt.io/user-guide/

* NATS: A connective technology for modern distributed systems, native cloud environments, edge, and IoT.
GitHub: https://github.com/nats-io/nats-server
Documentation: https://docs.nats.io/

* TUF: The Update Framework (TUF) is a framework for securing software update systems.
GitHub: https://github.com/theupdateframework/tuf
Documentation: https://theupdateframework.io/

* Helm Operator: The Helm Operator is a Kubernetes operator, which makes Helm charts easier to manage.
GitHub: https://github.com/fluxcd/helm-operator
Documentation: https://docs.fluxcd.io/projects/helm-operator/en/latest/

* OPA Gatekeeper: A customizable admission webhook for Kubernetes to enforce policies executed by the Open Policy Agent.
GitHub: https://github.com/open-policy-agent/gatekeeper
Documentation: https://open-policy-agent.github.io/gatekeeper/

* TiKV: A distributed key-value database, designed to scale horizontally across many machines.
GitHub: https://github.com/tikv/tikv
Documentation: https://tikv.org/docs/

* Falco: A behavioral activity monitor designed to detect anomalous activity in your applications.
GitHub: https://github.com/falcosecurity/falco
Documentation: https://falco.org/docs/

* Longhorn: A distributed block storage system for Kubernetes.
GitHub: https://github.com/longhorn/longhorn
Documentation: https://longhorn.io/docs/

* Flux: A set of continuous and progressive delivery solutions for Kubernetes.
GitHub: https://github.com/fluxcd/flux
Documentation: https://fluxcd.io/docs/

* Contour: An open-source Kubernetes ingress controller providing the control plane for Envoy.
GitHub: https://github.com/projectcontour/contour
Documentation: https://projectcontour.io/docs/

* Dapr: A portable, event-driven runtime that makes it easy for developers to build resilient, microservice applications.
GitHub: https://github.com/dapr/dapr
Documentation: https://docs.dapr.io/

* OPA Gatekeeper: A customizable admission webhook for Kubernetes to enforce policies executed by the Open Policy Agent.
GitHub: https://github.com/open-policy-agent/gatekeeper
Documentation: https://open-policy-agent.github.io/gatekeeper/

* Dragonfly: An open-source P2P-based file distribution and image acceleration system.
GitHub: https://github.com/dragonflyoss/Dragonfly
Documentation: https://d7y.io/docs/

* Cortex: A horizontally scalable, highly available, multi-tenant, long term storage for Prometheus.
GitHub: https://github.com/cortexproject/cortex
Documentation: https://cortexmetrics.io/docs/

* KubeEdge: An open-source platform for extending native containerized application orchestration capabilities to hosts at the edge.
GitHub: https://github.com/kubeedge/kubeedge
Documentation: https://kubeedge.io/en/docs/

* Knative: A Kubernetes-based platform to build, deploy, and manage modern serverless workloads.
GitHub: https://github.com/knative/serving
Documentation: https://knative.dev/docs/

* Rook: An open-source storage orchestrator for Kubernetes, automating the deployment, bootstrapping, configuration, and scaling of storage services.
GitHub: https://github.com/rook/rook
Documentation: https://rook.io/docs/rook/v1.8/

* Tekton: An open-source framework for creating CI/CD systems.
GitHub: https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline
Documentation: https://tekton.dev/docs/

* Kube-bench: Checks whether Kubernetes is deployed securely by running the checks documented in the CIS Kubernetes Benchmark.
GitHub: https://github.com/aquasecurity/kube-bench
Documentation: https://github.com/aquasecurity/kube-bench

* Kube-bench: Checks whether Kubernetes is deployed securely by running the checks documented in the CIS Kubernetes Benchmark.
GitHub: https://github.com/aquasecurity/kube-bench
Documentation: https://github.com/aquasecurity/kube-bench

* OPA Gatekeeper: A customizable admission webhook for Kubernetes to enforce policies executed by the Open Policy Agent.
GitHub: https://github.com/open-policy-agent/gatekeeper
Documentation: https://open-policy-agent.github.io/gatekeeper/

* OPA: Open Policy Agent is a general-purpose policy engine that unifies policy enforcement across the stack.
GitHub: https://github.com/open-policy-agent/opa
Documentation: https://www.openpolicyagent.org/docs/latest/

* OpenTelemetry: Provides APIs, libraries, agents, and instrumentation for observability.
GitHub: https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java
Documentation: https://opentelemetry.io/docs/

* Thanos: Highly available Prometheus setup with long-term storage capabilities.
GitHub: https://github.com/thanos-io/thanos
Documentation: https://thanos.io/tip/thanos/getting-started.md/

* TiKV: A distributed key-value database, designed to scale horizontally across many machines.
GitHub: https://github.com/tikv/tikv
Documentation: https://tikv.org/docs/

* Vitess: A database clustering system for horizontal scaling of MySQL.
GitHub: https://github.com/vitessio/vitess
Documentation: https://vitess.io/docs/

* Jaeger: An open-source, end-to-end distributed tracing system.
GitHub: https://github.com/jaegertracing/jaeger
Documentation: https://www.jaegertracing.io/docs/

* TUF: The Update Framework (TUF) is a framework for securing software update systems.
GitHub: https://github.com/theupdateframework/tuf
Documentation: https://theupdateframework.io/

* Open Policy Agent: Provides unified policy enforcement across your stack.
GitHub: https://github.com/open-policy-agent/opa
Documentation: https://www.openpolicyagent.org/docs/latest/

* Notary: A framework for securing the Docker image distribution chain.
GitHub: https://github.com/theupdateframework/notary
Documentation: https://docs.docker.com/notary/

* Harbor: An open-source container image registry that secures images with role-based access control, scans images for vulnerabilities, and signs images as trusted.
GitHub: https://github.com/goharbor/harbor
Documentation: https://goharbor.io/docs/

* Cilium: A networking, observability, and security layer for Kubernetes.
GitHub: https://github.com/cilium/cilium
Documentation: https://docs.cilium.io/en/stable/

* gRPC: A high-performance, open-source universal RPC framework.
GitHub: https://github.com/grpc/grpc
Documentation: https://grpc.io/docs/

* Dragonfly: An open-source P2P-based file distribution and image acceleration system.
GitHub: https://github.com/dragonflyoss/Dragonfly
Documentation: https://d7y.io/docs/

* Helm Operator: The Helm Operator is a Kubernetes operator, which makes Helm charts easier to manage.
GitHub: https://github.com/fluxcd/helm-operator
Documentation: https://docs.fluxcd.io/projects/helm-operator/en/latest/

* Thanos: Highly available Prometheus setup with long-term storage capabilities.
GitHub: https://github.com/thanos-io/thanos
Documentation: https://thanos.io/tip/thanos/getting-started.md/

* CoreDNS: A DNS server that chains plugins, focusing on service discovery in cloud-native environments.
GitHub: https://github.com/coredns/coredns
Documentation: https://coredns.io/manual/toc/

* Argo: A suite of Kubernetes-native tools for running and managing jobs and workflows.
GitHub: https://github.com/argoproj/argo-workflows
Documentation: https://argoproj.github.io/argo-workflows/

* Containerd: An industry-standard core container runtime that emphasizes simplicity, robustness, and portability.
GitHub: https://github.com/containerd/containerd
Documentation: https://containerd.io/docs/

* Spinnaker: A multi-cloud continuous delivery platform for releasing software changes with high velocity and confidence.
GitHub: https://github.com/spinnaker/spinnaker
Documentation: https://spinnaker.io/docs/

* KubeVirt: Kubernetes Virtualization API and runtime for running virtualized workloads alongside container workloads.
GitHub: https://github.com/kubevirt/kubevirt
Documentation: https://kubevirt.io/user-guide/

* NATS: A connective technology for modern distributed systems, native cloud environments, edge, and IoT.
GitHub: https://github.com/nats-io/nats-server
Documentation: https://docs.nats.io/

* OPA Gatekeeper: A customizable admission webhook for Kubernetes to enforce policies executed by the Open Policy Agent.
GitHub: https://github.com/open-policy-agent/gatekeeper
Documentation: https://open-policy-agent.github.io/gatekeeper/

* Falco: A behavioral activity monitor designed to detect anomalous activity in your applications.
GitHub: https://github.com/falcosecurity/falco
Documentation: https://falco.org/docs/

* Linkerd: A lightweight service mesh for Kubernetes.
GitHub: https://github.com/linkerd/linkerd2
Documentation: https://linkerd.io/2.11/getting-started/

* Vitess: A database clustering system for horizontal scaling of MySQL.
GitHub: https://github.com/vitessio/vitess
Documentation: https://vitess.io/docs/

* Contour: An open-source Kubernetes ingress controller providing the control plane for Envoy.
GitHub: https://github.com/projectcontour/contour
Documentation: https://projectcontour.io/docs/

* KubeEdge: An open-source platform for extending native containerized application orchestration capabilities to hosts at the edge.
GitHub: https://github.com/kubeedge/kubeedge
Documentation: https://kubeedge.io/en/docs/

* Jaeger: An open-source, end-to-end distributed tracing system.
GitHub: https://github.com/jaegertracing/jaeger
Documentation: https://www.jaegertracing.io/docs/

* Knative: A Kubernetes-based platform to build, deploy, and manage modern serverless workloads.
GitHub: https://github.com/knative/serving
Documentation: https://knative.dev/docs/

* Rook: An open-source storage orchestrator for Kubernetes, automating the deployment, bootstrapping, configuration, and scaling of storage services.
GitHub: https://github.com/rook/rook
Documentation: https://rook.io/docs/rook/v1.8/

* Tekton: An open-source framework for creating CI/CD systems.
GitHub: https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline
Documentation: https://tekton.dev/docs/

These projects are widely recognized and used across the cloud-native ecosystem, providing robust solutions for managing, monitoring, and scaling applications in distributed environments.





What are the 50 most popular pentesting tools available on Windows. Don't number the list, instead put an asterisk and 1 space before each item in a list. Give an appropriate URL link to the GitHub repository and to the official vendor documentation URL. Make URLs as raw URLs with no formatting. Don't repeat yourself






Popular Pentesting Tools on Windows



* Metasploit: A comprehensive penetration testing framework.
GitHub: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework
Documentation: https://docs.metasploit.com

* Nmap: A network scanning tool to discover hosts, services, and vulnerabilities.
GitHub: https://github.com/nmap/nmap
Documentation: https://nmap.org/book/man.html

* Wireshark: A network protocol analyzer for capturing and analyzing network traffic.
GitHub: https://github.com/wireshark/wireshark
Documentation: https://www.wireshark.org/docs/wsug_html_chunked/

* Burp Suite: A web vulnerability scanner and proxy tool.
GitHub: Not available
Documentation: https://portswigger.net/burp/documentation

* OWASP ZAP: An open-source web application security scanner.
GitHub: https://github.com/zaproxy/zaproxy
Documentation: https://www.zaproxy.org/docs/

* Aircrack-ng: A suite of tools for auditing wireless networks.
GitHub: https://github.com/aircrack-ng/aircrack-ng
Documentation: https://aircrack-ng.org/doku.php

* John the Ripper: A fast password cracker.
GitHub: https://github.com/openwall/john
Documentation: https://www.openwall.com/john/doc/

* Hydra: A parallelized login cracker that supports numerous protocols.
GitHub: https://github.com/vanhauser-thc/thc-hydra
Documentation: https://github.com/vanhauser-thc/thc-hydra

* SQLmap: An automatic SQL injection and database takeover tool.
GitHub: https://github.com/sqlmapproject/sqlmap
Documentation: https://sqlmap.org/

* Nessus: A proprietary vulnerability scanner used to assess computers and networks.
GitHub: Not available
Documentation: https://docs.tenable.com/nessus/

* Nikto: A web server scanner which performs comprehensive tests against web servers.
GitHub: https://github.com/sullo/nikto
Documentation: https://cirt.net/nikto2

* Mimikatz: A tool to gather credentials from Windows systems.
GitHub: https://github.com/gentilkiwi/mimikatz
Documentation: https://github.com/gentilkiwi/mimikatz/wiki

* Empire: A post-exploitation framework that includes a pure-PowerShell 2.0 Windows agent.
GitHub: https://github.com/BC-SECURITY/Empire
Documentation: https://bc-security.gitbook.io/empire-wiki/

* BloodHound: A tool to analyze the security of Active Directory environments.
GitHub: https://github.com/BloodHoundAD/BloodHound
Documentation: https://bloodhound.readthedocs.io/en/latest/

* Cobalt Strike: A threat emulation tool that helps in red teaming operations.
GitHub: Not available
Documentation: https://www.cobaltstrike.com/help

* Social-Engineer Toolkit (SET): An open-source penetration testing framework designed for social engineering.
GitHub: https://github.com/trustedsec/social-engineer-toolkit
Documentation: https://github.com/trustedsec/social-engineer-toolkit

* Hashcat: An advanced password recovery utility.
GitHub: https://github.com/hashcat/hashcat
Documentation: https://hashcat.net/wiki/

* Impacket: A collection of Python classes for working with network protocols.
GitHub: https://github.com/fortra/impacket
Documentation: https://fortra.github.io/impacket/

* Responder: A tool for analyzing network traffic and performing LLMNR, NBT-NS, and MDNS poisonings.
GitHub: https://github.com/lgandx/Responder
Documentation: https://github.com/lgandx/Responder/blob/master/README.md

* PowerSploit: A collection of PowerShell scripts for penetration testing.
GitHub: https://github.com/PowerShellMafia/PowerSploit
Documentation: https://powersploit.readthedocs.io/

* BeEF: The Browser Exploitation Framework for exploiting web browsers.
GitHub: https://github.com/beefproject/beef
Documentation: https://github.com/beefproject/beef/wiki

* Netcat: A versatile networking tool for debugging and investigating the network.
GitHub: https://github.com/diegocr/netcat
Documentation: http://nc110.sourceforge.net/

* Ettercap: A comprehensive suite for man-in-the-middle attacks on LAN.
GitHub: https://github.com/Ettercap/ettercap
Documentation: https://www.ettercap-project.org/documentation/

* Recon-ng: A web reconnaissance framework.
GitHub: https://github.com/lanmaster53/recon-ng
Documentation: https://recon-ng.readthedocs.io/en/latest/

* Maltego: An interactive data mining tool that renders directed graphs for link analysis.
GitHub: Not available
Documentation: https://docs.maltego.com/

* OpenVAS: A full-featured vulnerability scanner.
GitHub: https://github.com/greenbone/openvas
Documentation: https://www.openvas.org/

* Angry IP Scanner: A fast and friendly network scanner.
GitHub: https://github.com/angryip/ipscan
Documentation: https://angryip.org/w/Documentation

* Rubeus: A toolset for abusing Kerberos in penetration tests.
GitHub: https://github.com/GhostPack/Rubeus
Documentation: https://github.com/GhostPack/Rubeus

* Enum4linux: A Linux tool for enumerating information from Windows machines.
GitHub: https://github.com/CiscoCXSecurity/enum4linux-ng
Documentation: https://github.com/CiscoCXSecurity/enum4linux-ng

* CrackMapExec: A post-exploitation tool for pentesting Windows/Active Directory environments.
GitHub: https://github.com/byt3bl33d3r/CrackMapExec
Documentation: https://byt3bl33d3r.github.io/

* Fierce: A DNS reconnaissance tool for locating non-contiguous IP space.
GitHub: https://github.com/mschwager/fierce
Documentation: https://github.com/mschwager/fierce

* Gophish: An open-source phishing framework.
GitHub: https://github.com/gophish/gophish
Documentation: https://getgophish.com/documentation/

* Seclists: A collection of multiple types of lists used during security assessments.
GitHub: https://github.com/danielmiessler/SecLists
Documentation: https://github.com/danielmiessler/SecLists

* Yersinia: A framework for performing layer 2 attacks.
GitHub: https://github.com/tomac/yersinia
Documentation: http://yersinia.sourceforge.net/

* Skipfish: An active web application security reconnaissance tool.
GitHub: https://github.com/spinkham/skipfish
Documentation: https://code.google.com/archive/p/skipfish/

* FOCA: A tool for analyzing metadata and hidden information in documents.
GitHub: Not available
Documentation: https://www.elevenpaths.com/labstools/foca

* CeWL: A custom wordlist generator using spidering.
GitHub: https://github.com/digininja/CeWL
Documentation: https://digi.ninja/projects/cewl.php

* Reaver: A tool for breaking WPS on WPA/WPA2 networks.
GitHub: https://github.com/t6x/reaver-wps-fork-t6x
Documentation: https://code.google.com/archive/p/reaver-wps/

* Wifite: A tool for automating wireless auditing.
GitHub: https://github.com/derv82/wifite
Documentation: https://github.com/derv82/wifite

* NetSparker: A web application security scanner.
GitHub: Not available
Documentation: https://www.netsparker.com/support/

* SQLNinja: A tool targeting SQL injection vulnerabilities on web applications.
GitHub: https://github.com/xxgrunge/sqlninja
Documentation: http://sqlninja.sourceforge.net/

* Powersploit: A collection of Microsoft PowerShell modules.
GitHub: https://github.com/PowerShellMafia/PowerSploit
Documentation: https://powersploit.readthedocs.io/en/latest/

* Exploit Pack: A full-featured open-source exploit development framework.
GitHub: https://github.com/juansacco/exploitpack
Documentation: https://exploitpack.com/documentation.html

* Nikto: A web server scanner which performs comprehensive tests.
GitHub: https://github.com/sullo/nikto
Documentation: https://cirt.net



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