dnstwist with docker

What happens when users make a typo in URL input? It can display a fake websites. This similar-looking domains can be used to attack you (Domain Name Permutation). With dnstwist you can find such “evil neighbors”. This tutorial shows how to use in a few seconds dnstwist.

Precondition

  • docker installed and running
  • docker-machine installed (optional)

Instructions

# create VM (optional)
$ docker-machine create -d virtualbox dnstwist

# pointing shell (optional)
$ eval $(docker-machine env dnstwist)

# download docker image (optional)
$ docker pull jrottenberg/dnstwist

# start dnstwist
$ docker run --rm jrottenberg/dnstwist bitbucket.org