Passive Information Gathering Tool (passive)

passive is a command-line utility designed for passive information gathering. It allows users to query public data sources to find information linked to a full name, IP address, or username across various platforms. This tool is intended for ethical use only, such as in penetration testing, security assessments, or research.

Version

1.0.0

Features

• Full Name Search: Look up addresses and phone numbers associated with a full name.
• IP Address Lookup: Retrieve location and provider information for a given IP address.
• Username Search: Check for the existence of a username on platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Reddit, GitHub, Twitch, and YouTube.

Installation

To use passive, you need Python 3 and the following Python packages:

• requests
• bs4 (BeautifulSoup4)

You can install the required packages using pip:

pip install requests bs4

Usage

./passive.py [OPTIONS]

Options

• -fn, --fullname: Perform a full name search.
• -ip, --ipaddress: Perform an IP address lookup.
• -u, --username: Perform a username search.

Examples

./passive.py -fn "John Doe"
./passive.py -ip
./passive.py -u "johndoe"

Help

For more information on how to use passive, run the following command:

./passive.py --help

Contributing

Contributions to passive are welcome.
Please feel free to submit pull requests or create issues for bugs and feature requests.

Disclaimer

This tool is provided for educational and ethical testing purposes only.
The authors are not responsible for misuse or damage caused by this tool.