TOOLS / RESEARCH / FIELD NOTES Independent security work

BANKS

Security tools, research,
and practical notes.

Banks is where I publish the tools I build, the systems I study, and the details I want to keep from solving the same problems twice.

01BuildTools for repeated tasks
02TestHands-on security testing
03StudyResearch and experimentation
04DocumentMethods, limits, and results

TOOL INDEX

Tools I maintain.

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T-01Beta

Active Directory

RelayLDAP

A menu-driven LDAP client for inspecting and using Active Directory sessions retained by an ntlmrelayx SOCKS server.

PythonBSD-3-Clause
T-02Research Prototype

Vulnerability Research

CVE-2026-20079 PoC

A Python implementation of the public Cisco Secure FMC authentication-bypass-to-root execution chain, with bounded validation modes.

PythonMIT

WRITE-UPS

Recent technical work.

All write-ups
Active Directory9 min read

When SOCKS Is Not Enough: Reusing Retained LDAPS Relay Sessions

Why several familiar Active Directory tools could reach an LDAPS relay but could not reuse it—and how a small ldap3 client solved the application-layer mismatch.

Active Directory54 min read

WebClient NTLM Relay to LDAP for RBCD: A Field Guide

A chronological field guide to diagnosing WebClient NTLM relay to LDAP, writing RBCD, completing S4U, validating access, and cleaning up.

FIELD NOTES / QUICK REFERENCE

Commands and fixes.

Browse field notes
Web Recon6 min reference

Web Recon Pipeline

An httpx, Katana, and Nuclei workflow that keeps live URLs, crawl output, and reviewed scanner passes separate.

Scan Processing1 min reference

Nmap Output to Target Lists

Small Nmap and awk patterns for finding open services and turning greppable output into deduplicated target files.

Vulnerability Scanning2 min reference

Nessus Setup and Plugin Reprocessing

Linux commands for registering a Nessus scanner, managing local users, forcing plugin reprocessing, and checking the service.

WHY BANKS

Tools, test results,
and working notes.

CREATED BY

Arian Eidizadeh

PNPT Burp Suite Certified Practitioner

bankstools2026@gmail.com

I maintain Banks and publish public tools and source code through GitHub.

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