The 404StarLink project by Knownsec aims to foster the growth of the cybersecurity open-source community by curating, supporting, and promoting high-quality, meaningful, and actively maintained security tools. It serves as a central hub for researchers and practitioners to discover, engage with, and contribute to valuable open-source projects in the security domain.

How It Works

The project operates by collecting and vetting excellent security open-source projects. It provides technical support, tracks project updates, and showcases project dynamics through regular listings. A community forum allows users to explore projects and provide feedback directly to authors, facilitating project improvement and community interaction.

Quick Start & Requirements

• Joining: Open-source authors can submit projects via GitHub issues, following a specified format (Project Name, Link, Description, Features).
• Project Requirements: Projects must be computer security-related, fully open-source (no partial releases or binary-only), have a README, CHANGELOG, and LICENSE, and not contain malicious code.

Highlighted Details

• Features a "StarRank" list highlighting popular projects like HackBrowserData and fscan.
• Regularly updates project status, including new additions and version updates for tools like AiPy, vArmor, and afrog.
• Categorizes projects into areas such as "甲方工具" (Enterprise Tools) and "信息收集" (Information Gathering).
• Showcases projects featured at Kcon hacker conferences from 2021 to 2024.

Maintenance & Community

• Actively seeks new project submissions and provides technical support.
• Maintains a WeChat group for community interaction and information sharing.
• Collects user feedback on tools to facilitate developer responses.

Licensing & Compatibility

• Requires submitted projects to have a chosen open-source license to prevent disputes. Specific licenses of listed projects vary.

Limitations & Caveats

• The project itself is a curation and support platform, not a direct tool. Adoption decisions depend on the individual projects listed.
• The effectiveness of the "technical support" and "milestone rewards" for authors is not detailed.