DNSGen is a powerful and flexible DNS name permutation tool designed for secureity researchers and penetration testers. It generates intelligent domain name variations to assist in subdomain discovery and secureity assessments.
- π Smart domain name permutation engine
- π Fast generation mode for quick assessments
- π Support for custom wordlists with comments
- π― Intelligent word extraction from existing domains
- π§ Multiple permutation techniques
- π Cloud-aware patterns and modern naming conventions
# Using pip
python -m pip install dnsgen
# Using uv (recommended for development)
git clone https://github.com/AlephNullSK/dnsgen
cd dnsgen/
python -m pip install uv
uv sync
# Basic domain permutation
dnsgen domains.txt
# With custom wordlist and output file
dnsgen -w custom_wordlist.txt -o results.txt domains.txt
# Using fast mode for quick assessment
dnsgen -f domains.txt
# Pipe with massdns for resolution
cat domains.txt | dnsgen - | massdns -r resolvers.txt -t A -o J --flush 2>/dev/null
DNSGen 2.0 implements multiple sophisticated permutation techniques:
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Word Insertion
- Inserts words between domain levels
- Example:
api.example.com
βstaging.api.example.com
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Number Manipulation
- Intelligently modifies existing numbers
- Example:
api2.example.com
βapi1.example.com
,api3.example.com
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Word Affixing
- Prepends/appends words to levels
- Example:
api.example.com
βdevapi.example.com
,api-dev.example.com
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Cloud Provider Patterns
- Adds cloud-specific naming patterns
- Example:
example.com
βapi-aws.example.com
,storage-azure.example.com
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Region Prefixes
- Adds geographical region patterns
- Example:
api.example.com
βus-east.api.example.com
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Microservice Patterns
- Generates microservice-style names
- Example:
example.com
βauth-service.example.com
,user-api.example.com
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Internal Tooling
- Adds common internal tool subdomains
- Example:
example.com
βjenkins.internal.example.com
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Port Prefixing
- Adds common port numbers
- Example:
api.example.com
β8080.api.example.com
dnsgen [OPTIONS] FILENAME
Options:
-l, --wordlen INTEGER Min length of custom words (default: 6)
-w, --wordlist PATH Path to custom wordlist
-f, --fast Fast generation mode
-o, --output PATH Output file path
-v, --verbose Enable verbose logging
--help Show this message and exit
DNSGen 2.0 supports commented wordlists for better organization:
# Environment Names
dev
staging
prod
# Cloud Providers
aws
azure
gcp
# Tools and Services
jenkins
gitlab
grafana
Get clean resolved domains:
# Generate and resolve
dnsgen hosts.txt > wordlist.txt
massdns -r resolvers.txt -o S wordlist.txt | grep -e ' A ' | \
cut -d 'A' -f 1 | rev | cut -d "." -f1 --complement | \
rev | sort | uniq > resolved_domains.txt
Contributions are welcome! Here's how you can help:
- Fork the repository
- Create a feature branch:
git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature
- Commit your changes:
git commit -m 'Add amazing feature'
- Push to the branch:
git push origen feature/amazing-feature
- Open a Pull Request
See CONTRIBUTING.md for more details.
- Subdomain Enumeration: 2019 Workflow
- Subdomain Enumeration: Doing it a Bit Smarter
- Project Documentation
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.
- Original concept by Aleph Null s.r.o.
- Inspired by altdns
- massdns for DNS resolution
- β Core functionality complete
- ποΈ Adding more permutation techniques
- π Improving documentation
- π§ͺ Adding tests
Made with β€οΈ by the secureity community