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Collaborative platform to centralize, automate, and visualize vulnerability data

Vulnerability Scanners

Faraday aggregates and normalizes vulnerability findings from any scanner, offering multi‑user dashboards, CLI automation, and API access to streamline remediation across CI/CD pipelines.

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Overview

Overview

Faraday is a vulnerability management platform designed for security teams, DevSecOps engineers, and penetration testers who need to consolidate findings from dozens of scanners. By normalizing data from over 80 supported tools, it provides a unified view that can be explored through interactive dashboards, reports, and API queries. The web interface supports multi‑user collaboration, allowing analysts to assign, track, and remediate issues together.

Deployment

The solution can be launched quickly with Docker‑compose, run as a Docker container, installed from Debian/RPM packages, or built from source. A PostgreSQL database backs the platform for production use, while a lightweight local setup is possible for testing. Faraday also offers a command‑line client and REST API, enabling seamless integration into CI/CD pipelines such as GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, and TravisCI. Custom plugins and report importers extend its capabilities, making it adaptable to any security workflow.

Highlights

Aggregates and normalizes data from 80+ scanners
Multi‑user web dashboard with visualizations
CLI and API for automation and CI/CD integration
Docker‑compose, container, and native package deployment options

Pros

  • Supports a wide range of tools via plugins
  • Collaborative workspace for security teams
  • Flexible deployment (Docker, packages, source)
  • Extensible through custom plugins and API

Considerations

  • Requires PostgreSQL for production deployments
  • Initial setup may be complex for beginners
  • Performance depends on database size and indexing
  • Limited out‑of‑the‑box reporting compared to commercial solutions

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Fit guide

Great for

  • Security teams needing centralized vulnerability tracking
  • DevSecOps pipelines that require scanner integration
  • Organizations preferring a self‑hosted, customizable solution
  • Penetration testers collaborating on findings

Not ideal when

  • Small projects that only need a single scanner
  • Teams without PostgreSQL expertise
  • Environments demanding a SaaS hosted service
  • Users seeking turnkey commercial reporting

How teams use it

CI/CD pipeline integration

Automatically run Bandit and OWASP ZAP, ingest results into Faraday for continuous monitoring, reducing time to remediation.

Red team collaboration

Multiple analysts import Nmap, Burp, and Nessus outputs, share via dashboard, accelerating triage and response.

Compliance reporting

Generate aggregated vulnerability metrics for audits, simplifying evidence collection and demonstrating remediation progress.

Incident response coordination

Ingest live scan data, assign tasks, track remediation status, and reduce dwell time through coordinated effort.

Tech snapshot

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Frequently asked questions

What are the primary installation methods?

Faraday can be deployed via Docker‑compose, Docker container, Debian/RPM packages, or from source using Python virtual environments.

Which scanners are supported?

Over 80 tools are supported through console and report plugins, including Nmap, Burp Suite, Nessus, OWASP ZAP, Bandit, and many more.

Is Faraday suitable for multi‑user environments?

Yes, the platform provides role‑based access, shared workspaces, and dashboards designed for collaborative vulnerability management.

How can I integrate Faraday into my CI/CD workflow?

Use the faraday‑cli or REST API to trigger scans and import results from pipelines such as GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, or TravisCI.

What license governs Faraday?

Faraday is released under the GPL‑3.0 license.

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