ptodnes 1.11.14

ptodnes - OSINT Domain Name Enumeration System

Installation

• Using ptmanager (recommended)

ptmanager -ti ptodnes

• Using pip

pip install ptodnes

• Using pipx

pipx install ptodnes

When using pipx user environment must be configured as in Development Installation

Usage examples

ptodnes -l
ptodnes -d example.com
ptodnes -d example.com example.net
ptodnes -d example.com -D VirusTotal CRTsh
ptodnes -d example.com -j -o example -t A AAAA
ptodnes -d example.com -D Wordlist -w /usr/share/wordlists/rockyou.txt

ptodnes -ip 203.0.113.26
ptodnes -ip 203.0.113.16 -wa -j
ptodnes -ip 203.0.113.12 -wa -vv

Options

-api --api                <module> <api_key>    Set API key for module
-c  --csv                                       Output in CSV format
-C  --config              <config>              Path to config file (default ~/ptodnes.toml)
-d  --domain              <domain ...>          Domains to search for
-D  --datasource          <datasource ...>      Datasources to browse
-e  --exclude-unverified                        Exclude unverified records
-ip, --ip-address         <ip address ...>      IP to search for
-j  --json                                      Output in JSON format
-l  --list                                      List available datasources
-n  --nonxdomain                                Filter results with no DNS data
-o  --output              <file_prefix>         Save results to files (format specification required)
-p  --ptjson                                    Output in ptJSONlib format
-q  --query                                     Query domains against DNS servers
-r  --retry               <count>               Number of attempts (default:5)
-t  --type                <type ...>            Types of DNS records to search for
-T  --timeout             <timeout>             Datasource connection timeout (in seconds, default:5)
-v  --version                                   Print version and exit
-vv --very-verbose                              Output more information
-V  --verbose             <1|2|3|4>             Set verbosity level (1=ERROR, 2=WARNING, 3=INFO, 4=DEBUG)
-w  --wordlist            <wordlist ...>        Path to wordlist(s) for wordlist search.
-wa --web-apps                                  Detect web applications (vhosts) on provided IPs (use with -ip)
-y  --yaml                                      Output in YAML format

Configuration

Configuration is stored in TOML file. Default location is ~/ptodnes.toml.

Example configuration:

[VirusTotal]
api_keys = [
    'API_KEY_1',
    'API_KEY_2'
]

[SecurityTrails]
api_keys = [
    'API_KEY_1',
    'API_KEY_2'
]

[Wordlist]
wordlists = [
'/usr/share/wordlists/seclists/Discovery/DNS/namelist.txt'
]

...
[<Datasource>]
api_keys = [
    '...'
]

Dependencies

ptlibs
aiodns
aiohttp
aiopg
pyyaml

Development Installation

1. Download latest release whl package from releases page.
2. Install the package using pip/pipx.

pipx install <path_to_downloaded_whl_file>

Example:

pipx install ~/Downloads/ptodnes-1.11.1-py3-none-any.whl

Adding to PATH

If you're unable to invoke the script from your terminal, it's likely because it's not included in your PATH. You can resolve this issue by executing the following commands, depending on the shell you're using:

For Bash Users

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

For ZSH Users

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

License

Copyright (c) 2025 Penterep Security s.r.o.

ptodnes 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.

ptodnes 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 ptodnes. 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!