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osint-recon

Perform OSINT and external reconnaissance for approved targets. Use for subdomain discovery, infrastructure mapping, technology fingerprinting, and recon reporting with optional command execution.

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osint-recon
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Perform OSINT and external reconnaissance for approved targets. Use for subdomain discovery, infrastructure mapping, technology fingerprinting, and recon reporting with optional command execution.
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{"author":"GhostWorks"}
# OSINT Recon Run structured reconnaissance against user-provided authorized targets. ## Input Parsing Accept input as: `TARGET [DEPTH] [MODE]` Depth: - `passive` (default) - `active` - `full` Mode: - `plan`: report plan + command set only - `execute` (default, preferred): run command batches and capture evidence If mode is omitted, default to `execute`. Examples: - `$osint-recon example.com` - `$osint-recon example.com active` - `$osint-recon "Acme Corp" full execute` - `$osint-recon 203.0.113.0/24 passive execute` ## Execution Policy - Always generate recon plan first. - In `execute` mode (default): - run command batches autonomously for routine in-scope actions, - request approval only for OPSEC-dangerous actions, - provide brief OPSEC warning for active/noisy actions. - Capture exact commands and key outputs in the report. ## Workflow 1. Create output directory: - `mkdir -p recon/<target-slug>/` 2. Run passive recon for all depths. 3. Run active recon only for `active` or `full` depth; require approval only for OPSEC-dangerous steps. 4. Correlate findings and prioritize exploitable attack surface. 5. Save report: - `recon/<target-slug>/recon-report.md` ## Phase 1: Passive Recon (All Depths) Suggested commands: ```bash # Subdomains subfinder -d <target> -silent -o recon/<target-slug>/subdomains.txt # DNS records dig +short <target> A dig +short <target> MX dig +short <target> TXT dig +short <target> NS # Certificate transparency curl -s "https://crt.sh/?q=%25.<target>&output=json" # WHOIS whois <target> ``` Investigate: - ASN/IP ownership and provider footprint - CDN/WAF presence - exposed technologies and externally reachable services - credential/leak indicators from public sources ## Phase 2: Active Recon (Active/Full Depth) Suggested commands: ```bash # HTTP probing / tech fingerprinting httpx -l recon/<target-slug>/subdomains.txt -title -status-code -tech-detect -o recon/<target-slug>/httpx.txt # Quick TCP service scan nmap -sC -sV --top-ports 1000 -oA recon/<target-slug>/nmap-quick <target> # Full TCP scan (noisier) nmap -sC -sV -p- -oA recon/<target-slug>/nmap-full <target> # Directory discovery ffuf -u https://<target>/FUZZ -w <wordlist> -mc 200,301,302,403 # Template-based checks nuclei -l recon/<target-slug>/subdomains.txt -o recon/<target-slug>/nuclei.txt ``` ## Reporting Template ```markdown # OSINT Report ? <target> ## Depth: <passive|active|full> ## Mode: <plan|execute> ## Timestamp: <utc timestamp> ## Executive Summary - High-level attack-surface summary. ## Findings - Subdomains / hosts - Infrastructure ownership and hosting - Technology fingerprints - Notable exposures ## Commands and Evidence - exact command - key output - interpretation ## Prioritized Next Steps 1. next action 2. next action ``` ## Quality Rules - Keep results target-specific and evidence-backed. - Distinguish confirmed findings vs hypotheses. - Prioritize exploitability over raw finding count.
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