The latest articles on DEV Community by Chethan R (@chethan-ultimax). https://dev.to/chethan-ultimax https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4119721%2F268a818e-000c-40a6-81db-7cde08907000.jpg https://dev.to/chethan-ultimax en Chethan R Thu, 10 Sep 2026 17:48:55 +0000 https://dev.to/chethan-ultimax/i-built-reconax-a-lightweight-python-website-analyzer-for-developers-and-security-learners-43oo https://dev.to/chethan-ultimax/i-built-reconax-a-lightweight-python-website-analyzer-for-developers-and-security-learners-43oo <h1> I Built ReconAx: A Lightweight Python Website Analyzer for Developers and Security Learners </h1> <p>I recently released <strong>ReconAx v0.2.0</strong>, a lightweight website analyzer built with Python.</p> <p>The idea was simple:</p> <blockquote> <p>Give developers and security learners useful information about a website from a single command.</p> </blockquote> <p>Instead of running several separate tools just to understand the basic structure and configuration of a website, ReconAx brings several passive checks together into one simple CLI.</p> <h2> 🔍 What can ReconAx analyze? </h2> <p>ReconAx currently provides modules for:</p> <ul> <li>HTTP and redirects</li> <li>Security headers</li> <li>Cookies</li> <li>HTML</li> <li>DNS</li> <li>TLS</li> <li>robots.txt</li> <li>Sitemap</li> <li>Technology detection</li> <li>CORS</li> <li>CSP</li> <li>SRI</li> <li>security.txt</li> <li>Metadata</li> <li>Resources</li> <li>Endpoints</li> <li>Attack surface</li> <li>Website hygiene score</li> </ul> <p>For example:</p> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight plaintext"><code> bash reconax analyze example.com </code></pre> </div> python cybersecurity opensource webdev