ptaxfr 1.0.0

DNS zone transfer testing tool

PTAXFR

DNS zone transfer testing tool

ptaxfr is a tool that tests domains for DNS zone transfer.
This tool utilizes threading for fast parallel domain testing.

Installation

pip install ptaxfr

Add to PATH

If you cannot invoke the script in your terminal, its probably because its not in your PATH. Fix it by running commands below.

Add to PATH for Bash

echo "export PATH=\"`python3 -m site --user-base`/bin:\$PATH\"" >> ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrc

Add to PATH for ZSH

echo "export PATH=\"`python3 -m site --user-base`/bin:\$PATH\"" >> ~/.zshhrc
source ~/.zshhrc

Usage examples

ptaxfr -d example.com
ptaxfr -d example.com -pr
ptaxfr -d example.com -ps
ptaxfr -d example.com -ps -s
ptaxfr -d example1.com example2.com example3.com
ptaxfr -f domain_list.txt
ptaxfr -f domain_list.txt -V
ptaxfr -f domain_list.txt -V -s -t 10000

Options

-d   --domain            <domain>   Test domain
-f   --file              <file>     Test domains from file
-pr  --print-records                Print full DNS records
-ps  --print-subdomains             Print subdomains only
-u   --unique                       Print unique records only
-V   --vulnerable-only              Print only vulnerable domains
-s   --silent                       Silent mode (show result only)
-t   --threads           <threads>  Number of threads (default 20)
-v   --version                      Show script version and exit
-h   --help                         Show this help message and exit
-j   --json                         Output in JSON format

Dependencies

dnspython
ptlibs

Version History

1.0.0
    - Better exception handling
    - Updated for ptlibs v1.0.0
0.0.8
    - Code refactorization and bug fixes
    - Output when printing records now aligns correctly
    - Added additional arg checks for correct business logic
0.0.6 - 0.0.7
    - NS queries now use UDP protocol
0.0.5
    - Fixed double newline when using -V parameter
0.0.4
    - Replaced underscores for dashes in arguments
0.0.3
    - Added unique print argument
0.0.1 - 0.0.2
    - Alpha releases

License

Copyright (c) 2023 Penterep Security s.r.o.

ptaxfr is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

ptaxfr is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with ptaxfr. If not, see https://www.gnu.org/licenses/.

Warning

You are only allowed to run the tool against the websites which you have been given permission to pentest. We do not accept any responsibility for any damage/harm that this application causes to your computer, or your network. Penterep is not responsible for any illegal or malicious use of this code. Be Ethical!