trustedsec/ptf

★ 5,512PythonAudience · ops devopsComplexity · 3/5Setup · moderate

Mindmap

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  root((PTF))
    What it does
      Installs sec tools
      Auto-updates tools
      Organizes by phase
    Categories
      Exploitation
      Post-exploitation
      Intelligence gathering
    Use Cases
      New machine setup
      Tool management
      Lab maintenance
    Tech Stack
      Python
      Linux
      Bash

mindmap root((PTF)) What it does Installs sec tools Auto-updates tools Organizes by phase Categories Exploitation Post-exploitation Intelligence gathering Use Cases New machine setup Tool management Lab maintenance Tech Stack Python Linux Bash

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Things people build with this

USE CASE 1

Set up a full penetration testing toolkit on a new Linux machine with a single command.

USE CASE 2

Keep all installed security tools current by running one update command that refreshes everything.

USE CASE 3

Maintain a custom list of your preferred tools and reinstall them consistently across multiple machines.

USE CASE 4

Add a new open-source security tool to PTF by writing a short module file that takes just a few minutes.

Tech stack

PythonLinuxBash

Getting it running

Difficulty · moderate Time to first run · 30min

Requires a Debian-based Linux or ArchLinux system, installs tools to /pentest by default with write permissions needed.

In plain English

PTF (PenTesters Framework) is a Python tool that automates the installation and updating of security testing software on Linux systems. It was created by TrustedSec, a professional security consulting firm, to solve a common problem for penetration testers: keeping a full set of tools current across different machines without manually tracking down and reinstalling everything from scratch each time. When you run PTF, it opens an interactive command-line shell with a look and feel similar to Metasploit, a well-known security testing platform. From there you can install individual tools, update everything at once, or pick specific categories of tools to install. The categories follow a framework called PTES (Penetration Testing Execution Standard), which groups security tools by phase: exploitation, post-exploitation, intelligence gathering, and so on. Each tool in PTF is defined by a small module file that specifies where to download it from (GitHub, GitLab, or other sources), what system packages it depends on, and any commands that need to run after installation to finish the setup. Adding a new tool means writing one of these module files, which the README describes as taking just a few minutes. PTF detects new modules automatically when it starts, so there is no central registry to update manually. The framework installs everything to a configurable base directory, by default /pentest, organized by tool category. You can also maintain a custom list of only the tools you use regularly and run one command to install or update them all. PTF supports Debian-based Linux distributions like Ubuntu and also ArchLinux. This is a tool built for authorized security work: penetration testing against systems you have explicit permission to test.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1

How do I install all post-exploitation tools in PTF on a fresh Ubuntu machine?

Prompt 2

Write a PTF module file to install a custom security tool from a GitHub repository with specific post-install commands.

Prompt 3

Show me how to create a custom PTF tool list with only the tools I use for web application testing.

Prompt 4

How do I update all installed PTF tools at once and see which ones failed to update?

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