113 recon-ng(1) - Kailash Tool Reference
113.1 recon-ng
recon-ng - Full-featured reconnaissance framework with a web-style module environment.
| Layer | CLASSIC |
| Category | c-01-information-gathering |
| Safety class | safe |
| Licence | GPL-3.0-only |
| Upstream | github.com/lanmaster53/recon-ng |
113.1.1 NAME
recon-ng - Full-featured reconnaissance framework with a web-style module environment.
113.1.2 SYNOPSIS
Not derived automatically - see upstream documentation. This page does not hand-copy flags (generation contract, ADR-0001).
113.1.3 DESCRIPTION (upstream)
Recon-ng is a full-featured reconnaissance framework designed with the goal of providing a powerful environment to conduct open source web-based reconnaissance quickly and thoroughly. Recon-ng has a look and feel similar to the Metasploit Framework, reducing the learning curve for leveraging the framework. However, it is quite different. Recon-ng is not intended to compete with existing frameworks, as it is designed exclusively for web-based open source reconnaissance. If you want to exploit, use the Metasploit Framework. If you want to social engineer, use the Social-Engineer Toolkit. If you want to conduct reconnaissance, use Recon-ng! See the [Wiki](https://github.com/lanmaster53/recon-ng
113.1.4 SEE ALSO
- Category: c-01-information-gathering in the category directory (sister tools listed there).
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