FAQ
- Where does the name come from?
- What is Faraday?
- Is Faraday free?
- Which platforms are supported?
- I purchased a License, now what?
- How do I configure my own Vulnerabilities Database?
- What if I want to add a Vulnerability manually?
Where does the name come from?
The name was picked to honour Michael Faraday, an English scientist whose main discoveries include electromagnetism induction, diamagnetism and electrolysis[1]. Mainly his six principles of scientific discipline, acquired at a young age from Isaac Watts' "The Improvement of the mind"[2]:
- Always carry a small pad to take notes at any time
- Maintain abundant correspondence
- Collaborate regularly with others to exchange ideas
- Avoid controversy
- Verify everything that was said to him
- Do not generalize, speak and write as precisely as possible
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Faraday
[2] http://www.eng.auburn.edu/~sjreeves/cm/improve.html
What is Faraday?
Faraday is to Penetration Testing what an IDE is to Development. The main purpose of Faraday is to re-use the available tools in the community to take advantage of them in a multiuser way.
Is Faraday free?
Yes, we have a community version which is totally free, you can download it from Github.
We also develop two commercial versions.
Which platforms are supported?
ArchAssault, Archlinux, Debian, Kali, OSX, Ubuntu. You can find a detailed explanation here.
I purchased a License, now what?
You will receive an email with a link to download two tarballs. One will be your Faraday License and the other the version you selected. Uncompress both and place the contents of the license tar inside $FARADAY/doc/.
How do I configure my own Vulnerabilities Database?
Check out our Vulnerabilities Database config page.
What if I want to add a Vulnerability manually?
You can do this using our WEB UI, read our documentation on manually adding vulnerabilities.
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