Top Go Security repositories on GitHub
Offensive and defensive security tools and libraries. Filtered to projects whose primary language is Go.
Ranked by stars across 796 Go repositories tagged security. Refreshed daily.
- 1caddyserver/caddy★ 72,136 · ⑂ 4,714
Fast and extensible multi-platform HTTP/1-2-3 web server with automatic HTTPS
- go
- web-server
- caddyfile
- http
- http-server
- reverse-proxy
- 2aquasecurity/trivy★ 34,879 · ⑂ 348
Find vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, secrets, SBOM in containers, Kubernetes, code repositories, clouds and more
- security
- security-tools
- docker
- containers
- vulnerability-scanners
- vulnerability-detection
- 3projectdiscovery/nuclei★ 28,250 · ⑂ 3,387
Nuclei is a fast, customizable vulnerability scanner powered by the global security community and built on a simple YAML-based DSL, enabling collaboration to tackle trending vulnerabilities on the internet. It helps you find vulnerabilities in your applications, APIs, networks, DNS, and cloud configurations.
- cve-scanner
- subdomain-takeover
- nuclei-engine
- vulnerability-detection
- vulnerability-assessment
- vulnerability-scanner
- 4authelia/authelia★ 27,716 · ⑂ 1,396
The Single Sign-On Multi-Factor portal for web apps, now OpenID Certified™
- totp
- ldap
- sso-authentication
- yubikey
- two-factor-authentication
- docker
- 5gitleaks/gitleaks★ 26,615 · ⑂ 2,021
Find secrets with Gitleaks 🔑
- security
- security-tools
- git
- golang
- go
- secret
- 6trufflesecurity/trufflehog★ 26,068 · ⑂ 2,371
Find, verify, and analyze leaked credentials
- secret
- trufflehog
- credentials
- security
- devsecops
- dynamic-analysis
- 7cilium/cilium★ 24,291 · ⑂ 3,751
eBPF-based Networking, Security, and Observability
- containers
- bpf
- security
- kubernetes
- kubernetes-networking
- cni
- 8slimtoolkit/slim★ 23,199 · ⑂ 827
Slim(toolkit): Don't change anything in your container image and minify it by up to 30x (and for compiled languages even more) making it secure too! (free and open source)
- docker
- containers
- security
- seccomp
- apparmor
- minify-images
- 9getsops/sops★ 21,702 · ⑂ 1,022
Simple and flexible tool for managing secrets
- security
- secret-distribution
- devops
- aws
- pgp
- gcp
- 10chaitin/SafeLine★ 21,229 · ⑂ 1,382
SafeLine is a self-hosted WAF(Web Application Firewall) / reverse proxy to protect your web apps from attacks and exploits.
- firewall
- http-flood
- security
- sql-injection
- waf
- web-application-firewall
- 11gravitational/teleport★ 20,250 · ⑂ 2,056
The easiest, and most secure way to access and protect all of your infrastructure.
- ssh
- go
- bastion
- teleport-binaries
- certificate
- golang
- 12twpayne/chezmoi★ 19,581 · ⑂ 640
Manage your dotfiles across multiple diverse machines, securely.
- dotfiles
- configuration
- security
- macos
- linux
- windows
- 13bettercap/bettercap★ 19,169 · ⑂ 1,639
The Swiss Army knife for 802.11, BLE, HID, CAN-bus, IPv4 and IPv6 networks reconnaissance and MITM attacks.
- password-sniffer
- mitm
- rogue-ap
- wifi
- hacking
- security
- 14TecharoHQ/anubis★ 19,054 · ⑂ 594
Weighs the soul of incoming HTTP requests to stop AI crawlers
- defense
- security
- 15ory/hydra★ 17,117 · ⑂ 1,567
Internet-scale OpenID Certified™ OpenID Connect and OAuth2.1 provider that integrates with your user management through headless APIs. Solve OIDC/OAuth2 user cases over night. Consume as a service on Ory Network or self-host. Trusted by OpenAI and many others for scale and security. Written in Go.
- hydra
- oauth2
- openid-connect
- docker
- server
- security
- 16bytebase/bytebase★ 13,958 · ⑂ 935
World's most advanced database DevSecOps solution for Developer, Security, DBA and Platform Engineering teams. The GitHub/GitLab for database DevSecOps.
- mysql
- tidb
- postgresql
- snowflake
- cicd
- sql-client
- 17
- 18shadow1ng/fscan★ 13,705 · ⑂ 1,884
一款内网综合扫描工具,方便一键自动化、全方位漏扫扫描。(An intranet comprehensive scanning tool, enabling one-click automated, all-round vulnerability scanning)
- fscan
- scanner
- scanning
- sec
- security-tools
- security
- 19crowdsecurity/crowdsec★ 13,261 · ⑂ 614
CrowdSec - the open-source and participative security solution offering crowdsourced protection against malicious IPs and access to the most advanced real-world CTI.
- security
- linux
- protection
- detection
- attacks-prevention
- ids
- 20anchore/grype★ 12,157 · ⑂ 793
A vulnerability scanner for container images and filesystems
- containers
- security
- vulnerability
- docker
- golang
- go
- 21future-architect/vuls★ 12,131 · ⑂ 1,233
Agent-less vulnerability scanner for Linux, FreeBSD, Container, WordPress, Programming language libraries, Network devices
- vuls
- vulnerability-scanners
- golang
- go
- linux
- freebsd
- 22gravitl/netmaker★ 11,566 · ⑂ 637
Netmaker makes networks with WireGuard. Netmaker automates fast, secure, and distributed virtual networks.
- wireguard
- vpn
- mesh
- zero-trust
- devsecops
- k8s
- 23kubescape/kubescape★ 11,366 · ⑂ 924
Kubescape is an open-source Kubernetes security platform for your IDE, CI/CD pipelines, and clusters. It includes risk analysis, security, compliance, and misconfiguration scanning, saving Kubernetes users and administrators precious time, effort, and resources.
- kubernetes
- security
- nsa
- mitre-attack
- devops
- best-practice
- 24go-acme/lego★ 9,526 · ⑂ 1,125
Let's Encrypt/ACME client and library written in Go
- letsencrypt
- acme
- certificate
- tls
- security
- acme-client
- 25majd/ipatool★ 9,176 · ⑂ 753
Command-line tool that allows searching and downloading app packages (known as ipa files) from the iOS App Store
- ios
- appstore
- apple
- ipa
- itunes
- cli
Find Go engineers shipping Security
The list above ranks the most-starred public Go repositories tagged with the Security topic, drawn from the public GitHub graph. Across 796 matching repositories, the contributors are a tight cluster of engineers with both Go chops and real Security experience.
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