name: SecLists Pattern-Matching
description: Sensitive data patterns for security testing: API keys, credit cards, emails, SSNs, phone numbers, IPs, and more. Use for data discovery and validation.
SecLists Pattern-Matching
Description
Sensitive data patterns for security testing: API keys, credit cards, emails, SSNs, phone numbers, IPs, and more. Use for data discovery and validation.
Source: SecLists/Pattern-Matching
Repository: https://github.com/danielmiessler/SecLists
License: MIT
When to Use This Skill
Use this skill when you need:
- API key detection in code/logs
- Credit card validation testing
- Email pattern matching
- IP address discovery
- SSN format validation
- Phone number pattern testing
⚠️ IMPORTANT: Only use for authorized security testing, bug bounty programs, CTF competitions, or educational purposes.
Key Files in This Skill
api-keys.txt - API key patterns
credit-cards.txt - Credit card formats
email-addresses.txt - Email patterns
ip-addresses.txt - IP address patterns
ssn.txt - Social Security Number patterns
phone-numbers.txt - Phone number formats
Usage Example
# Access files from this skill
import os
# Example: Load patterns/payloads
skill_path = "references/Pattern-Matching"
# List all available files
for root, dirs, files in os.walk(skill_path):
for file in files:
if file.endswith('.txt'):
filepath = os.path.join(root, file)
print(f"Found: {filepath}")
# Read file content
with open(filepath, 'r', errors='ignore') as f:
content = f.read().splitlines()
print(f" Lines: {len(content)}")
Security & Ethics
Authorized Use Cases ✅
- Authorized penetration testing with written permission
- Bug bounty programs (within scope)
- CTF competitions
- Security research in controlled environments
- Testing your own systems
- Educational demonstrations
Prohibited Use Cases ❌
- Unauthorized access attempts
- Testing without permission
- Malicious activities
- Privacy violations
- Any illegal activities
Complete SecLists Collection
This is a curated subset of SecLists. For the complete collection:
Generated by Skill Seeker | SecLists Pattern-Matching Collection
License: MIT - Use responsibly with proper authorization
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7name: SecLists Pattern-Matching
8description: Sensitive data patterns for security testing: API keys, credit cards, emails, SSNs, phone numbers, IPs, and more. Use for data discovery and validation.
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10
11# SecLists Pattern-Matching
12
13## Description
14
15Sensitive data patterns for security testing: API keys, credit cards, emails, SSNs, phone numbers, IPs, and more. Use for data discovery and validation.
16
17**Source:** [SecLists/Pattern-Matching](https://github.com/danielmiessler/SecLists/tree/master/Pattern-Matching)
18**Repository:** https://github.com/danielmiessler/SecLists
19**License:** MIT
20
21## When to Use This Skill
22
23Use this skill when you need:
24- API key detection in code/logs
25- Credit card validation testing
26- Email pattern matching
27- IP address discovery
28- SSN format validation
29- Phone number pattern testing
30
31**⚠️ IMPORTANT:** Only use for authorized security testing, bug bounty programs, CTF competitions, or educational purposes.
32
33## Key Files in This Skill
34
35- `api-keys.txt - API key patterns`
36- `credit-cards.txt - Credit card formats`
37- `email-addresses.txt - Email patterns`
38- `ip-addresses.txt - IP address patterns`
39- `ssn.txt - Social Security Number patterns`
40- `phone-numbers.txt - Phone number formats`
41
42
43## Usage Example
44
45```python
46# Access files from this skill
47import os
48
49# Example: Load patterns/payloads
50skill_path = "references/Pattern-Matching"
51
52# List all available files
53for root, dirs, files in os.walk(skill_path):
54 for file in files:
55 if file.endswith('.txt'):
56 filepath = os.path.join(root, file)
57 print(f"Found: {filepath}")
58
59 # Read file content
60 with open(filepath, 'r', errors='ignore') as f:
61 content = f.read().splitlines()
62 print(f" Lines: {len(content)}")
63```
64
65## Security & Ethics
66
67### Authorized Use Cases ✅
68- Authorized penetration testing with written permission
69- Bug bounty programs (within scope)
70- CTF competitions
71- Security research in controlled environments
72- Testing your own systems
73- Educational demonstrations
74
75### Prohibited Use Cases ❌
76- Unauthorized access attempts
77- Testing without permission
78- Malicious activities
79- Privacy violations
80- Any illegal activities
81
82## Complete SecLists Collection
83
84This is a curated subset of SecLists. For the complete collection:
85- **Full repository:** https://github.com/danielmiessler/SecLists
86- **Size:** 4.5 GB with 6,000+ files
87- **All categories:** Passwords, Usernames, Discovery, Fuzzing, Payloads, Web-Shells, Pattern-Matching, AI, Miscellaneous
88
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90
91**Generated by Skill Seeker** | SecLists Pattern-Matching Collection
92**License:** MIT - Use responsibly with proper authorization