If you cannot verify SecLists, consider these alternatives with built-in verification:
The highest form of verification is real-world efficacy. Verified wordlists are those that have been run against:
Community-voted effectiveness is often shared in forums like: seclists github wordlists verified
Here is how to utilize these verified wordlists with common tools.
Fuzzing for Directories (using ffuf):
ffuf -u https://target.com/FUZZ -w ./SecLists/Discovery/Web-Content/common.txt
Brute Forcing (using hydra):
hydra -l admin -P ./SecLists/Passwords/Common-Credentials/10k-most-common.txt ssh://target-ip
hydra -l admin -P /path/to/SecLists/Passwords/Common-Credentials/best110.txt ssh://target.com
Located in Usernames/.
gobuster dir -u https://target.com -w /path/to/SecLists/Discovery/Web-Content/raft-large-directories.txt -t 50
The popularity of SecLists stems from three key factors:
For example, the Discovery/Web-Content/common.txt list is a favorite for directory brute-forcing, while Passwords/xato-net-10-million-passwords.txt is a go-to for password cracking. If you cannot verify SecLists, consider these alternatives
Repository: danielmiessler/SecLists
Maintainer: Daniel Miessler (and community contributors)
Status: Active, Highly Trusted, Industry Standard