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Check your email security, score and triage vulnerabilities, and build scan commands, all free.

Free tools in each categoryHow many of the free tools sit in each category. Buyer’s guide: 2 tools. Email security: 4 tools. Vulnerability scoring: 2 tools. Hashing: 1 tool. Web app: 1 tool. Passwords: 1 tool. Reconnaissance: 1 tool. Networking: 1 tool. AI security: 3 tools.Buyer’s guide2Email security4Vulnerability scoring2Hashing1Web app1Passwords1Reconnaissance1Networking1AI security3
Which tools sit in which categoryEach category with the tools listed under it.CategoriesFree security toolsBuyer’s guideAccreditation Checker, PentestCost CalculatorEmail securityEmail Security Checker, SPFChecker, DKIM Checker, DMARCCheckerVulnerability scoringCVSS 4.0 Calculator, CVSS 3.1CalculatorHashingHash IdentifierWeb appJWT DecoderPasswordsPassword Strength & Crack-TimeReconnaissanceNmap Command BuilderNetworkingCIDR / Subnet CalculatorAI securityMCP Config Checker, AITest-Plan Builder,Prompt-Injection Canary
Buyer’s guide

Accreditation Checker

Type a firm’s name or website and see whether it is on the CREST Marketplace or the NCSC CHECK register, with the register link and check date.

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Email security

Email Security Checker

Check SPF, DKIM, DMARC, MTA-STS and DNSSEC for a domain in one go, with what to fix first and the exact records to publish.

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Email security

SPF Checker

See your SPF record, the 10-lookup count include by include, and how it ends. Get the record to publish when something is wrong.

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Email security

DKIM Checker

Find your DKIM key at the common selectors or your own, and check it is at least the recommended 2048 bits.

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Email security

DMARC Checker

Check your DMARC policy and reports, with SPF and DKIM alongside, and get the next record on the way from monitoring to reject.

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Vulnerability scoring

CVSS 4.0 Calculator

Score a vulnerability with the current CVSS v4.0 standard — the FIRST MacroVector method. Base, threat, and environmental metrics; shareable vector.

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Vulnerability scoring

CVSS 3.1 Calculator

Score a vulnerability against the FIRST CVSS v3.1 specification. Set base, temporal, and environmental metrics; get the score, severity, and a shareable vector string.

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Hashing

Hash Identifier

Paste a hash and see the most likely algorithms — MD5, SHA-1, SHA-256, bcrypt, NTLM and more — ranked by likelihood, with every candidate shown when a shape fits several types.

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Web app

JWT Decoder

Decode a JSON Web Token to inspect its header, payload, and claims, with expiry checked and humanised. Decode-only — the signature is never required.

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Passwords

Password Strength & Crack-Time

Check password strength and estimated crack times across attacker scenarios. Your password stays in your browser.

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Reconnaissance

Nmap Command Builder

Pick a scan type, ports, timing, and detection options and get a valid nmap command with every flag explained in plain English.

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Networking

CIDR / Subnet Calculator

Enter an IPv4 block for the full breakdown — network and broadcast addresses, netmask, wildcard mask, usable host range, and host count. Handles /31 and /32.

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Buyer’s guide

Pentest Cost Calculator

Estimate a ballpark budget for a penetration test by type, scope, organisation size, and compliance driver: a rough planning range, shown as an estimate.

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AI security

MCP Config Checker

Paste an MCP config or tool list and check it for hidden instructions, invisible Unicode, servers with no authentication and wide file or shell access. Runs in your browser.

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AI security

AI Test-Plan Builder

Say how your AI system is built and get a test checklist mapped to the OWASP Top 10 for LLM Applications 2025, ready to paste into a quote request.

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AI security

Prompt-Injection Canary

A harmless test page: point your AI browser or agent at it and see whether it treats page text as an instruction.

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