# Tools Index

Main collection of categorized tools, utilities, scanners, analyzers, clients, hardening guides, and more — grouped by discipline.

All tool tables in this section **must** follow → [TOOL-TABLE-SCHEMA.md](../TOOL-TABLE-SCHEMA.md) exactly.

## Contents (Recursive Overview)

- [my-contributions.md](./my-contributions.md) — personally vetted / added tools & notes (always growing)

**network-engineering** — networking, diagnostics, DNS, routing, BGP/OSPFIGP
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<summary>Expand Network Engineering subtree</summary>

- **diagnostics-troubleshooting** — packet capture, tracing, debug tools
- **dns-dhc-ipam** — DNS, DHCP, IPAM related tools
  - [dns-tools.md](./network-engineering/dns-dhc-ipam/dns-tools.md)
- **routing-bgp-ospf** — routing protocols, BGP looking glasses, route analysis
  - [BGP & Routing Tools.md](./network-engineering/routing-bgp-ospf/BGP%20%26%20Routing%20Tools.md)

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**security** — offensive, defensive, recon, vuln research, exploitation
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<summary>Expand Security subtree</summary>

- **pentest-recon-enum** — reconnaissance, enumeration, scanning phase tools
  - [Packet Capture & Analysis.md](./security/pentest-recon-enum/Packet%20Capture%20%26%20Analysis.md)
  - [Port Scanners & Network Discovery.md](./security/pentest-recon-enum/Port%20Scanners%20%26%20Network%20Discovery.md)
  - [Recon & Threat Reputation.md](./security/pentest-recon-enum/Recon%20%26%20Threat%20Reputation.md)
  - [ssl-tls-web-security.md](./security/pentest-recon-enum/ssl-tls-web-security.md)

- **vuln-analysis-exploitation** — vulnerability databases, exploit dev, packet crafting
  - [Packet Crafting & Manipulation.md](./security/vuln-analysis-exploitation/Packet%20Crafting%20%26%20Manipulation.md)
  - [Vulnerability & Exploit Databases.md](./security/vuln-analysis-exploitation/Vulnerability%20%26%20Exploit%20Databases.md)

- [Untitled.md](./security/Untitled.md) — placeholder / to be refactored

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**sysadmin-devops** — operational tools, monitoring, hardening, terminals, browsers, remote access
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<summary>Expand Sysadmin / DevOps subtree</summary>

- **Remote Access + SSH Clients.md** — SSH clients, remote desktop, tunnels
- **https-web-services** — web servers, proxies, load balancers, CDNs
- **benchmark-load** — performance / stress testing tools
- **browsers** — security-focused / privacy browsers & extensions
- **clients-inspectors** — API, database, message queue clients & inspectors
- **security-hardening** — OS, container, cloud hardening guides & tools
- **system-monitoring-tracing** — observability, tracing, log analysis
  - [Log Analyzers.md](./sysadmin-devops/system-monitoring-tracing/Log%20Analyzers.md)
- **terminal-shell-productivity** — shells, terminals, editors, file managers
  - **Files & Directories.md**
  - **Shells.md**
  - **Terminal Emulators.md**
  - **Text Editors.md**

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## Quick Navigation

- ↑ [Back to Repository Root](../README.md)
- ↑ [Documentation & Guides](../documentation/INDEX.md)
- → [Schema Rules](../TOOL-TABLE-SCHEMA.md)
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