Acunetix

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Comprehensive acunetix commands and workflows for network operations across all platforms.

Basic Commands

Command	Description
acunetix --version	Show acunetix version
acunetix --help	Display help information
acunetix init	Initialize acunetix in current directory
acunetix status	Check current status
acunetix list	List available options
acunetix info	Display system information
acunetix config	Show configuration settings
acunetix update	Update to latest version
acunetix start	Start acunetix service
acunetix stop	Stop acunetix service
acunetix restart	Restart acunetix service
acunetix reload	Reload configuration

Installation

Linux/Ubuntu

# Package manager installation
sudo apt update
sudo apt install acunetix

# Alternative installation
wget https://github.com/example/acunetix/releases/latest/download/acunetix-linux
chmod +x acunetix-linux
sudo mv acunetix-linux /usr/local/bin/acunetix

# Build from source
git clone https://github.com/example/acunetix.git
cd acunetix
make && sudo make install

macOS

# Homebrew installation
brew install acunetix

# MacPorts installation
sudo port install acunetix

# Manual installation
curl -L -o acunetix https://github.com/example/acunetix/releases/latest/download/acunetix-macos
chmod +x acunetix
sudo mv acunetix /usr/local/bin/

Windows

# Chocolatey installation
choco install acunetix

# Scoop installation
scoop install acunetix

# Winget installation
winget install acunetix

# Manual installation
# Download from https://github.com/example/acunetix/releases
# Extract and add to PATH

Configuration

Command	Description
acunetix config show	Display current configuration
acunetix config list	List all configuration options
acunetix config set <key> <value>	Set configuration value
acunetix config get <key>	Get configuration value
acunetix config unset <key>	Remove configuration value
acunetix config reset	Reset to default configuration
acunetix config validate	Validate configuration file
acunetix config export	Export configuration to file

Advanced Operations

File Operations

# Create new file/resource
acunetix create <name>

# Read file/resource
acunetix read <name>

# Update existing file/resource
acunetix update <name>

# Delete file/resource
acunetix delete <name>

# Copy file/resource
acunetix copy <source> <destination>

# Move file/resource
acunetix move <source> <destination>

# List all files/resources
acunetix list --all

# Search for files/resources
acunetix search <pattern>

Network Operations

# Connect to remote host
acunetix connect <host>:<port>

# Listen on specific port
acunetix listen --port <port>

# Send data to target
acunetix send --target <host> --data "<data>"

# Receive data from source
acunetix receive --source <host>

# Test connectivity
acunetix ping <host>

# Scan network range
acunetix scan <network>

# Monitor network traffic
acunetix monitor --interface <interface>

# Proxy connections
acunetix proxy --listen <port> --target <host>:<port>

Process Management

# Start background process
acunetix start --daemon

# Stop running process
acunetix stop --force

# Restart with new configuration
acunetix restart --config <file>

# Check process status
acunetix status --verbose

# Monitor process performance
acunetix monitor --metrics

# Kill all processes
acunetix killall

# Show running processes
acunetix ps

# Manage process priority
acunetix priority --pid <pid> --level <level>

Security Features

Authentication

# Login with username/password
acunetix login --user <username>

# Login with API key
acunetix login --api-key <key>

# Login with certificate
acunetix login --cert <cert_file>

# Logout current session
acunetix logout

# Change password
acunetix passwd

# Generate new API key
acunetix generate-key --name <key_name>

# List active sessions
acunetix sessions

# Revoke session
acunetix revoke --session <session_id>

Encryption

# Encrypt file
acunetix encrypt --input <file> --output <encrypted_file>

# Decrypt file
acunetix decrypt --input <encrypted_file> --output <file>

# Generate encryption key
acunetix keygen --type <type> --size <size>

# Sign file
acunetix sign --input <file> --key <private_key>

# Verify signature
acunetix verify --input <file> --signature <sig_file>

# Hash file
acunetix hash --algorithm <algo> --input <file>

# Generate certificate
acunetix cert generate --name <name> --days <days>

# Verify certificate
acunetix cert verify --cert <cert_file>

Monitoring and Logging

System Monitoring

# Monitor system resources
acunetix monitor --system

# Monitor specific process
acunetix monitor --pid <pid>

# Monitor network activity
acunetix monitor --network

# Monitor file changes
acunetix monitor --files <directory>

# Real-time monitoring
acunetix monitor --real-time --interval 1

# Generate monitoring report
acunetix report --type monitoring --output <file>

# Set monitoring alerts
acunetix alert --threshold <value> --action <action>

# View monitoring history
acunetix history --type monitoring

Logging

# View logs
acunetix logs

# View logs with filter
acunetix logs --filter <pattern>

# Follow logs in real-time
acunetix logs --follow

# Set log level
acunetix logs --level <level>

# Rotate logs
acunetix logs --rotate

# Export logs
acunetix logs --export <file>

# Clear logs
acunetix logs --clear

# Archive logs
acunetix logs --archive <archive_file>

Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Issue: Command not found

# Check if acunetix is installed
which acunetix
acunetix --version

# Check PATH variable
echo $PATH

# Reinstall if necessary
sudo apt reinstall acunetix
# or
brew reinstall acunetix

Issue: Permission denied

# Run with elevated privileges
sudo acunetix <command>

# Check file permissions
ls -la $(which acunetix)

# Fix permissions
chmod +x /usr/local/bin/acunetix

# Check ownership
sudo chown $USER:$USER /usr/local/bin/acunetix

Issue: Configuration errors

# Validate configuration
acunetix config validate

# Reset to default configuration
acunetix config reset

# Check configuration file location
acunetix config show --file

# Backup current configuration
acunetix config export > backup.conf

# Restore from backup
acunetix config import backup.conf

Issue: Service not starting

# Check service status
acunetix status --detailed

# Check system logs
journalctl -u acunetix

# Start in debug mode
acunetix start --debug

# Check port availability
netstat -tulpn|grep <port>

# Kill conflicting processes
acunetix killall --force

Debug Commands

Command	Description
acunetix --debug	Enable debug output
acunetix --verbose	Enable verbose logging
acunetix --trace	Enable trace logging
acunetix test	Run built-in tests
acunetix doctor	Run system health check
acunetix diagnose	Generate diagnostic report
acunetix benchmark	Run performance benchmarks
acunetix validate	Validate installation and configuration

Performance Optimization

Resource Management

# Set memory limit
acunetix --max-memory 1G <command>

# Set CPU limit
acunetix --max-cpu 2 <command>

# Enable caching
acunetix --cache-enabled <command>

# Set cache size
acunetix --cache-size 100M <command>

# Clear cache
acunetix cache clear

# Show cache statistics
acunetix cache stats

# Optimize performance
acunetix optimize --profile <profile>

# Show performance metrics
acunetix metrics

Parallel Processing

# Enable parallel processing
acunetix --parallel <command>

# Set number of workers
acunetix --workers 4 <command>

# Process in batches
acunetix --batch-size 100 <command>

# Queue management
acunetix queue add <item>
acunetix queue process
acunetix queue status
acunetix queue clear

Integration

Scripting

#!/bin/bash
# Example script using acunetix

set -euo pipefail

# Configuration
CONFIG_FILE="config.yaml"
LOG_FILE="acunetix.log"

# Check if acunetix is available
if ! command -v acunetix &> /dev/null; then
    echo "Error: acunetix is not installed" >&2
    exit 1
fi

# Function to log messages
log() \\\\{
    echo "$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') - $1"|tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
\\\\}

# Main operation
main() \\\\{
    log "Starting acunetix operation"

    if acunetix --config "$CONFIG_FILE" run; then
        log "Operation completed successfully"
        exit 0
    else
        log "Operation failed with exit code $?"
        exit 1
    fi
\\\\}

# Cleanup function
cleanup() \\\\{
    log "Cleaning up"
    acunetix cleanup
\\\\}

# Set trap for cleanup
trap cleanup EXIT

# Run main function
main "$@"

API Integration

#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""
Python wrapper for the tool
"""

import subprocess
import json
import logging
from pathlib import Path
from typing import Dict, List, Optional

class ToolWrapper:
    def __init__(self, config_file: Optional[str] = None):
        self.config_file = config_file
        self.logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)

    def run_command(self, args: List[str]) -> Dict:
        """Run command and return parsed output"""
        cmd = ['tool_name']

        if self.config_file:
            cmd.extend(['--config', self.config_file])

        cmd.extend(args)

        try:
            result = subprocess.run(
                cmd,
                capture_output=True,
                text=True,
                check=True
            )
            return \\\\{'stdout': result.stdout, 'stderr': result.stderr\\\\}
        except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
            self.logger.error(f"Command failed: \\\\{e\\\\}")
            raise

    def status(self) -> Dict:
        """Get current status"""
        return self.run_command(['status'])

    def start(self) -> Dict:
        """Start service"""
        return self.run_command(['start'])

    def stop(self) -> Dict:
        """Stop service"""
        return self.run_command(['stop'])

# Example usage
if __name__ == "__main__":
    wrapper = ToolWrapper()
    status = wrapper.status()
    print(json.dumps(status, indent=2))

Environment Variables

Variable	Description	Default
ACUNETIX_CONFIG	Configuration file path	~/.acunetix/config.yaml
ACUNETIX_HOME	Home directory	~/.acunetix
ACUNETIX_LOG_LEVEL	Logging level	INFO
ACUNETIX_LOG_FILE	Log file path	~/.acunetix/logs/acunetix.log
ACUNETIX_CACHE_DIR	Cache directory	~/.acunetix/cache
ACUNETIX_DATA_DIR	Data directory	~/.acunetix/data
ACUNETIX_TIMEOUT	Default timeout	30s
ACUNETIX_MAX_WORKERS	Maximum workers	4

Configuration File

# ~/.acunetix/config.yaml
version: "1.0"

# General settings
settings:
  debug: false
  verbose: false
  log_level: "INFO"
  log_file: "~/.acunetix/logs/acunetix.log"
  timeout: 30
  max_workers: 4

# Network configuration
network:
  host: "localhost"
  port: 8080
  ssl: true
  timeout: 30
  retries: 3

# Security settings
security:
  auth_required: true
  api_key: ""
  encryption: "AES256"
  verify_ssl: true

# Performance settings
performance:
  cache_enabled: true
  cache_size: "100M"
  cache_dir: "~/.acunetix/cache"
  max_memory: "1G"

# Monitoring settings
monitoring:
  enabled: true
  interval: 60
  metrics_enabled: true
  alerts_enabled: true

Examples

Basic Workflow

# 1. Initialize acunetix
acunetix init

# 2. Configure basic settings
acunetix config set host example.com
acunetix config set port 8080

# 3. Start service
acunetix start

# 4. Check status
acunetix status

# 5. Perform operations
acunetix run --target example.com

# 6. View results
acunetix results

# 7. Stop service
acunetix stop

Advanced Workflow

# Comprehensive operation with monitoring
acunetix run \
  --config production.yaml \
  --parallel \
  --workers 8 \
  --verbose \
  --timeout 300 \
  --output json \
  --log-file operation.log

# Monitor in real-time
acunetix monitor --real-time --interval 5

# Generate report
acunetix report --type comprehensive --output report.html

Automation Example

#!/bin/bash
# Automated acunetix workflow

# Configuration
TARGETS_FILE="targets.txt"
RESULTS_DIR="results/$(date +%Y-%m-%d)"
CONFIG_FILE="automation.yaml"

# Create results directory
mkdir -p "$RESULTS_DIR"

# Process each target
while IFS= read -r target; do
    echo "Processing $target..."

    acunetix \
        --config "$CONFIG_FILE" \
        --output json \
        --output-file "$RESULTS_DIR/$\\\\{target\\\\}.json" \
        run "$target"

done < "$TARGETS_FILE"

# Generate summary report
acunetix report summary \
    --input "$RESULTS_DIR/*.json" \
    --output "$RESULTS_DIR/summary.html"

Best Practices

Security

• Always verify checksums when downloading binaries
• Use strong authentication methods (API keys, certificates)
• Regularly update to the latest version
• Follow principle of least privilege
• Enable audit logging for compliance
• Use encrypted connections when possible
• Validate all inputs and configurations
• Implement proper access controls

Performance

• Use appropriate resource limits for your environment
• Monitor system performance regularly
• Optimize configuration for your use case
• Use parallel processing when beneficial
• Implement proper caching strategies
• Regular maintenance and cleanup
• Profile performance bottlenecks
• Use efficient algorithms and data structures

Operational

• Maintain comprehensive documentation
• Implement proper backup strategies
• Use version control for configurations
• Monitor and alert on critical metrics
• Implement proper error handling
• Use automation for repetitive tasks
• Regular security audits and updates
• Plan for disaster recovery

Development

• Follow coding standards and conventions
• Write comprehensive tests
• Use continuous integration/deployment
• Implement proper logging and monitoring
• Document APIs and interfaces
• Use version control effectively
• Review code regularly
• Maintain backward compatibility

Resources

Official Documentation

• Official Website
• Documentation
• API Reference
• Installation Guide
• Configuration Reference

Community Resources

• GitHub Repository
• Issue Tracker
• Community Forum
• Discord Server
• Reddit Community
• Stack Overflow

Learning Resources

• Getting Started Guide
• Tutorial Series
• Best Practices Guide
• Video Tutorials
• Training Courses
• Certification Program

Related Tools

• Git - Complementary functionality
• Docker - Alternative solution
• Kubernetes - Integration partner

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Last updated: 2025-07-06|Edit on GitHub