Sliver: Adversary Emulation Framework (12k stars)
What it does
All text below is quoted directly from the project README.
>Sliver is an open-source, cross-platform adversary emulation and red team framework designed for organizations of all sizes to perform authorized security testing.
Sliver:
- Sliver implants support command-and-control (C2) over Mutual TLS (mTLS), WireGuard, HTTP(S), and DNS.
- Implants are dynamically compiled with unique per-binary asymmetric encryption keys and support a wide range of post-exploitation capabilities across macOS, Windows, and Linux.
- Sliver includes support for native and shellcode payloads, userspace reflective loading, built-in shellcode encoding, and BOF/COFF execution on both amd64 and arm64 architectures for macOS, Windows, and Linux.
- The Sliver server and client run on macOS, Windows, and Linux.
- Implants officially support those same platforms and may also run on additional targets supported by the Go compiler, although those configurations are not regularly tested.
- Sliver is licensed under GPLv3, some sub-components may have separate licenses.
>curl https://sliver.sh/install|sudo bash and then run sliver
Repository
BishopFox/sliver
Repository stats
|Metric|Value|
|:-|:-|
|Stars|12,135|
|Forks|1,628|
|Last release|v1.7.8 (2026-10-03)|
|Languages|Go 99.3%, Makefile 0.2%, PowerShell 0.2%|
|Contributors|122|
|AI contributor accounts (Claude / Codex / Cursor / Copilot)|Copilot: 1|
|AI co-authored commits|Codex: 1, Copilot: 1|
Main contributor
|Field|Value|
|:-|:-|
|Name|Joe|
|GitHub|@moloch--|
|Commits to this repo|1,982 (top contributor)|
|Bio|I like computers.|
|Company / Location|Hacker / Programmer / Earth|
|Followers|1229|
|Public repos|131|
|On GitHub since|2011-06-25|
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Mentions
Sliver: Adversary Emulation Framework (12k stars) What it does All text below is quoted directly from the project README. >Sliver is an open-source, cross-platform adversary emulation and red team framework designed for organizations of all sizes to perform authorized security testing. Sliver: - Sliver implants support command-and-control (C2) over Mutual TLS (mTLS), WireGuard, HTTP(S), and DNS. - Implants are dynamically compiled with unique per-binary asymmetric encryption keys and support a wide range of post-exploitation capabilities across macOS, Windows, and Linux. - Sliver includes support for native and shellcode payloads, userspace reflective loading, built-in shellcode encoding, and BOF/COFF execution on both amd64 and arm64 architectures for macOS, Windows, and Linux. - The Sliver server and client run on macOS, Windows, and Linux. - Implants officially support those same platforms and may also run on additional targets supported by the Go compiler, although those configurations are not regularly tested. - Sliver is licensed under GPLv3, some sub-components may have separate licenses. >curl https://sliver.sh/install|sudo bash and then run sliver Repository BishopFox/sliver Repository stats |Metric|Value| |:-|:-| |Stars|12,135| |Forks|1,628| |Last release|v1.7.8 (2026-10-03)| |Languages|Go 99.3%, Makefile 0.2%, PowerShell 0.2%| |Contributors|122| |AI contributor accounts (Claude / Codex / Cursor / Copilot)|Copilot: 1| |AI co-authored commits|Codex: 1, Copilot: 1| Main contributor |Field|Value| |:-|:-| |Name|Joe| |GitHub|@moloch--| |Commits to this repo|1,982 (top contributor)| |Bio|I like computers.| |Company / Location|Hacker / Programmer / Earth| |Followers|1229| |Public repos|131| |On GitHub since|2011-06-25|
Sliver is an open-source cross-platform adversary emulation framework from Bishop Fox, widely used by organizations of all sizes for security testing. GitHub: BishopFox/sliver #Sliver #C2Framework #RedTeam #Cybersecurity #OpenSource