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Course 8 - Penetration Testing OSINT Gathering with Recon-ng | Episode 4: Recon-ng Results: Comprehensive Reporting Formats and Strategic
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Course 8 - Penetration Testing OSINT Gathering with Recon-ng | Episode 4: Recon-ng Results: Comprehensive Reporting Formats and Strategic
In this lesson, you’ll learn about: Managing Recon-ng Data and Generating Stakeholder Reports This episode provides a complete guide to organizing, reporting, and analyzing the large amounts of data collected in a Recon-ng workspace. The emphasis is on converting raw terminal output into structured reports for stakeholders, and performing the necessary strategic analysis before moving forward with later stages of a penetration test. 1. Generating Organized Reports The first priority is exporting Recon-ng data into formats that can be easily consumed by company administrators, security teams, or management. While the internal show dashboard is useful for the tester’s own overview, it is not suitable for stakeholders. Recon-ng offers several reporting modules to solve this: • CSV Reporting
The reporting/csv module generates spreadsheet-style output (compatible with Excel, LibreOffice, etc.).
By default, this module exports data from the hosts table.
• JSON and XML Reporting
The reporting/json and reporting/xml modules allow exporting data in structured formats.
Multiple database tables can be included as needed.
These formats are ideal for automated pipelines, dashboards, or integrating with other tools.
• HTML Reporting
The reporting/html module creates a ready-to-share HTML report.
It includes:
An overall summary
Sections for all database tables that contain data
Optional customization using set creator (your company/organization) and set customer (client name, e.g., “BBC”)
This format is suitable for emailing or presenting to non-technical stakeholders.
• Lists
The reporting/lists module outputs a single-column list from a selected table.
The default column is IP address, but it can be changed (e.g., region, email addresses, etc.).
Useful for feeding data into other tools or scripts.
• Pushpin (Geolocation Viewer)
A more visual reporting option.
When latitude, longitude, and radius are set, this module generates HTML files showing pushpins on a Google Maps interface.
Useful for mapping physically geolocated server infrastructure.
All reports reflect the contents of the currently active workspace, so organizing your data beforehand is important. The Python source files defining each reporting module can be inspected within the Recon-ng home directory if needed for customization or learning. 2. Strategic Post-Scan Analysis (Critical Thinking Phase) After exporting the collected data, the episode stresses that a deliberate analytical stage is absolutely essential. Without it, the reconnaissance effort “is pretty much useless.” This stage involves interpreting the findings and evaluating their security implications. Key analysis areas include: • Infrastructure Weakness Identification
Reviewing BuiltWith data and other technical findings.
Understanding the technologies, frameworks, CMS versions, and hosting setups being used.
Assessing how an attacker could target these components.
Welcome to CyberCode Academy — your audio classroom for Programming and Cybersecurity. 🎧 Each course is divided into a series of short, focused episodes that take you from beginner to advanced level — one lesson at a time. From Python and web development to ethical hacking and digital defense, our content transforms complex concepts into simple, engaging audio learning. Study anywhere, anytime — and level up your skills with CyberCode Academy. 🚀 Learn. Code. Secure.
